mätta
Meaning
satisfy hunger
In Swedish: ge mat, göra mätt
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att mätta | to satisfy hunger |
|---|---|---|
| Present | mättar | jag mättar |
| Past | mättade | jag mättade |
| Supine | mättat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har mättat | jag har mättat |
| Past perfect | hade mättat | jag hade mättat |
| Future | ska mätta | or: kommer att mätta |
| Conditional | skulle mätta | jag skulle mätta |
| Imperative | mätta! | a command |
| Present participle | mättande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | mättad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | mättas |
|---|---|
| Present | mättas |
| Past | mättades |
| Supine | mättats |
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 mättar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise mätta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (mätta). Which is the past tense?
mätta in a sentence
- många munnar att mättamany mouths to feed
- marknaden är mättadthe market is saturated
- att mätta en härto feed (satiate) an army
- Lösningen är mättad med syreThe solution is saturated with oxygen
- Våra ögon och sinnen mättades med begärlighet av denna åsynOur eyes and senses were saturated with avidity by this sight
Questions
What does mätta mean in English?
mätta means “satisfy hunger”.
What is the past tense of mätta?
The past tense of mätta is mättade (“jag mättade”). The supine is mättat, used in “jag har mättat”.
What is the present tense of mätta?
mättar, the same for every person: jag mättar, du mättar, vi mättar.
Origin
mätt + -a
Nearby common words
mätta is number 7,347 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,343lockande attractive, tempting
- 7,344kläda to dress; now commonly contracted to klä (which see)
- 7,345freda protect, save (used in some contexts only)
- 7,346hyresvärd a landlord (person or entity from which one can rent apartments), a lessor
- 7,348boulevard boulevard
- 7,349försumma neglect
- 7,350förutsättning condition, prerequisite
- 7,351permission leave
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