oskadliggöra
Meaning
render harmless
In Swedish: göra ofarlig, försätta ur stridbart skick
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att oskadliggöra | to render harmless |
|---|---|---|
| Present | oskadliggör | jag oskadliggör |
| Past | oskadliggjorde | jag oskadliggjorde |
| Supine | oskadliggjort | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har oskadliggjort | jag har oskadliggjort |
| Past perfect | hade oskadliggjort | jag hade oskadliggjort |
| Future | ska oskadliggöra | or: kommer att oskadliggöra |
| Conditional | skulle oskadliggöra | jag skulle oskadliggöra |
| Imperative | oskadliggör! | a command |
| Present participle | oskadliggörande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | oskadliggjord | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | oskadliggöras |
|---|---|
| Present | oskadliggörs |
| Past | oskadliggjordes |
| Supine | oskadliggjorts |
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 oskadliggör. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise oskadliggöra
1 / 2Yesterday I … (oskadliggöra). Which is the past tense?
oskadliggöra in a sentence
- fienden kunde oskadliggörasthe enemy could be put out of action
Questions
What does oskadliggöra mean in English?
oskadliggöra means “render harmless”.
What is the past tense of oskadliggöra?
The past tense of oskadliggöra is oskadliggjorde (“jag oskadliggjorde”). The supine is oskadliggjort, used in “jag har oskadliggjort”.
What is the present tense of oskadliggöra?
oskadliggör, the same for every person: jag oskadliggör, du oskadliggör, vi oskadliggör.
Origin
oskadlig + göra, used since 1820
Nearby common words
oskadliggöra is number 9,821 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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