pausa
Meaning
pause; take a break; to pause (temporarily halt); to take a pause, to make a break
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att pausa | to pause |
|---|---|---|
| Present | pausar | jag pausar |
| Past | pausade | jag pausade |
| Supine | pausat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har pausat | jag har pausat |
| Past perfect | hade pausat | jag hade pausat |
| Future | ska pausa | or: kommer att pausa |
| Conditional | skulle pausa | jag skulle pausa |
| Imperative | pausa! | a command |
| Present participle | pausande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | pausad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | pausas |
|---|---|
| Present | pausas |
| Past | pausades |
| Supine | pausats |
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 pausar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise pausa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (pausa). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does pausa mean in English?
pausa means “pause, take a break”.
What is the past tense of pausa?
The past tense of pausa is pausade (“jag pausade”). The supine is pausat, used in “jag har pausat”.
What is the present tense of pausa?
pausar, the same for every person: jag pausar, du pausar, vi pausar.
Origin
From Latin pausa.
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