misstänka
Meaning
suspect
In Swedish: ha misstankar mot
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att misstänka | to suspect |
|---|---|---|
| Present | misstänker | jag misstänker |
| Past | misstänkte | jag misstänkte |
| Supine | misstänkt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har misstänkt | jag har misstänkt |
| Past perfect | hade misstänkt | jag hade misstänkt |
| Future | ska misstänka | or: kommer att misstänka |
| Conditional | skulle misstänka | jag skulle misstänka |
| Imperative | misstänk! | a command |
| Present participle | misstänkande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | misstänkt | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | misstänkas |
|---|---|
| Present | misstänks |
| Past | misstänktes |
| Supine | misstänkts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use misstänker. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise misstänka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (misstänka). Which is the past tense?
misstänka in a sentence
- jag misstänker att branden var anlagdI suspect it was arson
- han misstänktes för valutasmugglinghe was suspected of currency smuggling
- skäligen misstänktsuspected on reasonable grounds
- den misstänktethe suspect
Questions
What does misstänka mean in English?
misstänka means “suspect”.
What is the past tense of misstänka?
The past tense of misstänka is misstänkte (“jag misstänkte”). The supine is misstänkt, used in “jag har misstänkt”.
What is the present tense of misstänka?
misstänker, the same for every person: jag misstänker, du misstänker, vi misstänker.
Similar words
Origin
miss- + tänka
Nearby common words
misstänka is number 1,645 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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