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måla

paint/²moːˌla/

Meaning

paint

In Swedish: stryka (en yta) med färg

Conjugation

Conjugation of måla (paint)
Infinitiveatt målato paint
Presentmålarjag målar
Pastmåladejag målade
Supinemålatused after har / hade
Perfecthar målatjag har målat
Past perfecthade målatjag hade målat
Futureska målaor: kommer att måla
Conditionalskulle målajag skulle måla
Imperativemåla!a command
Present participlemålande-ing, used as an adjective
Past participlemåladused like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of måla
Infinitivemålas
Presentmålas
Pastmålades
Supinemålats

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 målar. See the four verb groups explained.

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Yesterday I … (måla). Which is the past tense?

måla in a sentence

  • han målade huset vitt
    he painted the house white
  • Vem har målat porträttet ovanför soffan?
    Who painted the portrait over the sofa?
  • måla huset
    paint the house
  • måla naglarna
    paint one's nails
  • måla en tavla
    paint a painting
  • måla med en pensel
    paint with a brush
  • måla med ord
    paint with words
  • Efter sin första match för LA Galaxy har Zlatan redan målat två gånger!
    After his first game for the LA Galaxy, Zlatan has already scored twice!

Questions

What does måla mean in English?

måla means “paint”.

What is the past tense of måla?

The past tense of måla is målade (“jag målade”). The supine is målat, used in “jag har målat”.

What is the present tense of måla?

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

Origin

From Old Norse mála.

Nearby common words

måla is number 1,653 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary