patrullera
Meaning
patrol
In Swedish: under förflyttning bevaka
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att patrullera | to patrol |
|---|---|---|
| Present | patrullerar | jag patrullerar |
| Past | patrullerade | jag patrullerade |
| Supine | patrullerat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har patrullerat | jag har patrullerat |
| Past perfect | hade patrullerat | jag hade patrullerat |
| Future | ska patrullera | or: kommer att patrullera |
| Conditional | skulle patrullera | jag skulle patrullera |
| Imperative | patrullera! | a command |
| Present participle | patrullerande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | patrullerad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | patrulleras |
|---|---|
| Present | patrulleras |
| Past | patrullerades |
| Supine | patrullerats |
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 patrullerar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise patrullera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (patrullera). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does patrullera mean in English?
patrullera means “patrol”.
What is the past tense of patrullera?
The past tense of patrullera is patrullerade (“jag patrullerade”). The supine is patrullerat, used in “jag har patrullerat”.
What is the present tense of patrullera?
patrullerar, the same for every person: jag patrullerar, du patrullerar, vi patrullerar.
Origin
Borrowed from French patrouiller, equivalent to patrull + -era
Nearby common words
patrullera is number 5,747 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,743underrättelsetjänst an intelligence agency
- 5,744smittade infected
- 5,745förvärra make worse, aggravate
- 5,746initiativ initiative
- 5,748tredjedel third (one of three parts)
- 5,749hjärtinfarkt heart attack, myocardial infarction
- 5,750deprimerande depressing
- 5,751os fumes
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