modella
Meaning
to model, to work as a model
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att modella | to model |
|---|---|---|
| Present | modellar | jag modellar |
| Past | modellade | jag modellade |
| Supine | modellat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har modellat | jag har modellat |
| Past perfect | hade modellat | jag hade modellat |
| Future | ska modella | or: kommer att modella |
| Conditional | skulle modella | jag skulle modella |
| Imperative | modella! | a command |
| Present participle | modellande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | modellas |
|---|---|
| Present | modellas |
| Past | modellades |
| Supine | modellats |
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 modellar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise modella
1 / 2Yesterday I … (modella). Which is the past tense?
modella in a sentence
- Skådespelerskan brukade modella innan hon blev upptäckt av Hollywood.The actress used to model before being discovered by Hollywood.
Questions
What does modella mean in English?
modella means “to model, to work as a model”.
What is the past tense of modella?
The past tense of modella is modellade (“jag modellade”). The supine is modellat, used in “jag har modellat”.
What is the present tense of modella?
modellar, the same for every person: jag modellar, du modellar, vi modellar.
Origin
modell (“model”) + -a
Nearby common words
modella is number 8,875 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 8,879skådespel a theatre play, a piece, a drama
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary