medverka
Meaning
contribute; take part
In Swedish: bidra, hjälpa till; vara med, delta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att medverka | to contribute |
|---|---|---|
| Present | medverkar | jag medverkar |
| Past | medverkade | jag medverkade |
| Supine | medverkat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har medverkat | jag har medverkat |
| Past perfect | hade medverkat | jag hade medverkat |
| Future | ska medverka | or: kommer att medverka |
| Conditional | skulle medverka | jag skulle medverka |
| Imperative | medverka! | a command |
| Present participle | medverkande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | medverkas |
|---|---|
| Present | medverkas |
| Past | medverkades |
| Supine | medverkats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use medverkar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise medverka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (medverka). Which is the past tense?
medverka in a sentence
- vi är beredda att medverka till att skatten sänkswe are prepared to take part in the effort to reduce taxes
- hon medverkade i en TV-debattshe took part in a television debate
Questions
What does medverka mean in English?
medverka means “contribute, take part”.
What is the past tense of medverka?
The past tense of medverka is medverkade (“jag medverkade”). The supine is medverkat, used in “jag har medverkat”.
What is the present tense of medverka?
medverkar, the same for every person: jag medverkar, du medverkar, vi medverkar.
Similar words
Origin
med + verka, like German mitwirken
Nearby common words
medverka is number 6,692 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary