operera
Meaning
operate
In Swedish: utföra en medicinsk operation
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att operera | to operate |
|---|---|---|
| Present | opererar | jag opererar |
| Past | opererade | jag opererade |
| Supine | opererat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har opererat | jag har opererat |
| Past perfect | hade opererat | jag hade opererat |
| Future | ska operera | or: kommer att operera |
| Conditional | skulle operera | jag skulle operera |
| Imperative | operera! | a command |
| Present participle | opererande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | opererad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | opereras |
|---|---|
| Present | opereras |
| Past | opererades |
| Supine | opererats |
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 opererar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise operera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (operera). Which is the past tense?
operera in a sentence
- hon ska opereras för blindtarmen i morgonshe is to have her appendix out tomorrow
- fienden opererade från luftenthe enemy operated from the skies
Questions
What does operera mean in English?
operera means “operate”.
What is the past tense of operera?
The past tense of operera is opererade (“jag opererade”). The supine is opererat, used in “jag har opererat”.
What is the present tense of operera?
opererar, the same for every person: jag opererar, du opererar, vi opererar.
Nearby common words
operera is number 2,162 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 2,158medveten aware
- 2,159mänsklighet humanity
- 2,160koncentrera concentrate
- 2,161yta space, area
- 2,163straffa punish
- 2,164experiment experiment
- 2,165bas bass, foreman
- 2,166nämnd committee, board
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