påskynda
Meaning
speed up
In Swedish: få att öka takten
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att påskynda | to speed up |
|---|---|---|
| Present | påskyndar | jag påskyndar |
| Past | påskyndade | jag påskyndade |
| Supine | påskyndat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har påskyndat | jag har påskyndat |
| Past perfect | hade påskyndat | jag hade påskyndat |
| Future | ska påskynda | or: kommer att påskynda |
| Conditional | skulle påskynda | jag skulle påskynda |
| Imperative | påskynda! | a command |
| Present participle | påskyndande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | påskyndad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | påskyndas |
|---|---|
| Present | påskyndas |
| Past | påskyndades |
| Supine | påskyndats |
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 påskyndar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise påskynda
1 / 2Yesterday I … (påskynda). Which is the past tense?
påskynda in a sentence
- påskynda arbetetspeed (step) up the work
Questions
What does påskynda mean in English?
påskynda means “speed up”.
What is the past tense of påskynda?
The past tense of påskynda is påskyndade (“jag påskyndade”). The supine is påskyndat, used in “jag har påskyndat”.
What is the present tense of påskynda?
påskyndar, the same for every person: jag påskyndar, du påskyndar, vi påskyndar.
Origin
på + skynda
Nearby common words
påskynda is number 7,620 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,616olyckligtvis unfortunately
- 7,617förbarma to take pity (on someone) (and help them)
- 7,618mordplats murder scene
- 7,619initial initial
- 7,621utantill by heart, from memory
- 7,622överenskommet agreed
- 7,623chilla to kick back (relax), to chill (calm down from an agitated state)
- 7,624samtycka agree, [give one's] consent
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary