messa
Meaning
to send an SMS message, to text
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att messa | to send an SMS message |
|---|---|---|
| Present | messar | jag messar |
| Past | messade | jag messade |
| Supine | messat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har messat | jag har messat |
| Past perfect | hade messat | jag hade messat |
| Future | ska messa | or: kommer att messa |
| Conditional | skulle messa | jag skulle messa |
| Imperative | messa! | a command |
| Present participle | messande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | messad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | messas |
|---|---|
| Present | messas |
| Past | messades |
| Supine | messats |
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 messar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise messa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (messa). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does messa mean in English?
messa means “to send an SMS message, to text”.
What is the past tense of messa?
The past tense of messa is messade (“jag messade”). The supine is messat, used in “jag har messat”.
What is the present tense of messa?
messar, the same for every person: jag messar, du messar, vi messar.
Origin
mess + -a
Nearby common words
messa is number 4,794 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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