Swedish verb

motta

alternative form of ta emot

Meaning

alternative form of ta emot

In Swedish: ta emot, få

Conjugation

Conjugation of motta (alternative form of ta emot)
Infinitive	att motta	to alternative form of ta emot
Present	mottar	jag mottar
Past	mottog	jag mottog
Supine	mottagit	used after har / hade
Perfect	har mottagit	jag har mottagit
Past perfect	hade mottagit	jag hade mottagit
Future	ska motta	or: kommer att motta
Conditional	skulle motta	jag skulle motta
Imperative	motta!	a command
Present participle	mottagande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	mottagen	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of motta
Infinitive	mottas
Present	mottas
Past	mottogs
Supine	mottagits

Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use mottar. See the four verb groups explained.

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motta in a sentence

Martin Luther King fick motta Nobels fredspris
Martin Luther King was selected to receive the Nobel Peace Prize
synpunkter mottas med tacksamhet
comments are gratefully accepted
författaren mottogs av presidenten
the author was received by the president
beslutet mottogs med glädje
the decision was received with pleasure

Questions

What does motta mean in English?

motta means “alternative form of ta emot”.

What is the past tense of motta?

The past tense of motta is mottog (“jag mottog”). The supine is mottagit, used in “jag har mottagit”.

What is the present tense of motta?

mottar, the same for every person: jag mottar, du mottar, vi mottar.

Nearby common words

motta is number 6,882 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,878vistas stay
6,879sajt site (a website)
6,880pervo perv, pervo, pervert
6,881distraktion distraction
6,883förtvivlad heartbroken, disconsolate
6,884harmoni harmony
6,885möda pains, toil
6,886grymhet cruelty, brutality, cruelty (a property)

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