motarbeta
Meaning
oppose
In Swedish: lägga hinder i vägen (för), bekämpa, hindra
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att motarbeta | to oppose |
|---|---|---|
| Present | motarbetar | jag motarbetar |
| Past | motarbetade | jag motarbetade |
| Supine | motarbetat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har motarbetat | jag har motarbetat |
| Past perfect | hade motarbetat | jag hade motarbetat |
| Future | ska motarbeta | or: kommer att motarbeta |
| Conditional | skulle motarbeta | jag skulle motarbeta |
| Imperative | motarbeta! | a command |
| Present participle | motarbetande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | motarbetad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | motarbetas |
|---|---|
| Present | motarbetas |
| Past | motarbetades |
| Supine | motarbetats |
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 motarbetar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise motarbeta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (motarbeta). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does motarbeta mean in English?
motarbeta means “oppose”.
What is the past tense of motarbeta?
The past tense of motarbeta is motarbetade (“jag motarbetade”). The supine is motarbetat, used in “jag har motarbetat”.
What is the present tense of motarbeta?
motarbetar, the same for every person: jag motarbetar, du motarbetar, vi motarbetar.
Origin
mot + arbeta, literally "counterwork".
Nearby common words
motarbeta is number 9,418 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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