misshandla
Meaning
batter; (jur.) assault; physically abuse
In Swedish: utsätta för misshandel
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att misshandla | to batter |
|---|---|---|
| Present | misshandlar | jag misshandlar |
| Past | misshandlade | jag misshandlade |
| Supine | misshandlat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har misshandlat | jag har misshandlat |
| Past perfect | hade misshandlat | jag hade misshandlat |
| Future | ska misshandla | or: kommer att misshandla |
| Conditional | skulle misshandla | jag skulle misshandla |
| Imperative | misshandla! | a command |
| Present participle | misshandlande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | misshandlad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | misshandlas |
|---|---|
| Present | misshandlas |
| Past | misshandlades |
| Supine | misshandlats |
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 misshandlar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise misshandla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (misshandla). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does misshandla mean in English?
misshandla means “batter, (jur.) assault”.
What is the past tense of misshandla?
The past tense of misshandla is misshandlade (“jag misshandlade”). The supine is misshandlat, used in “jag har misshandlat”.
What is the present tense of misshandla?
misshandlar, the same for every person: jag misshandlar, du misshandlar, vi misshandlar.
Similar words
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