mottaga
Meaning
dated form of motta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att mottaga | to dated form of motta |
|---|---|---|
| Present | mottager | jag mottager |
| 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 mottaga | or: kommer att mottaga |
| Conditional | skulle mottaga | jag skulle mottaga |
| Imperative | mottag! | a command |
| Present participle | mottagande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | mottagen | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | mottagas |
|---|---|
| Present | mottags |
| 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 mottager. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise mottaga
1 / 2Yesterday I … (mottaga). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does mottaga mean in English?
mottaga means “dated form of motta”.
What is the past tense of mottaga?
The past tense of mottaga is mottog (“jag mottog”). The supine is mottagit, used in “jag har mottagit”.
What is the present tense of mottaga?
mottager, the same for every person: jag mottager, du mottager, vi mottager.
Nearby common words
mottaga is number 8,782 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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