pladdra
Meaning
babble
In Swedish: prata oavbrutet (om oviktiga saker)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att pladdra | to babble |
|---|---|---|
| Present | pladdrar | jag pladdrar |
| Past | pladdrade | jag pladdrade |
| Supine | pladdrat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har pladdrat | jag har pladdrat |
| Past perfect | hade pladdrat | jag hade pladdrat |
| Future | ska pladdra | or: kommer att pladdra |
| Conditional | skulle pladdra | jag skulle pladdra |
| Imperative | pladdra! | a command |
| Present participle | pladdrande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | pladdras |
|---|---|
| Present | pladdras |
| Past | pladdrades |
| Supine | pladdrats |
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 pladdrar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise pladdra
1 / 2Yesterday I … (pladdra). Which is the past tense?
pladdra in a sentence
- jägarna pladdrade ivrigt om den lyckade jaktenthe hunters babbled excitedly about their success
Questions
What does pladdra mean in English?
pladdra means “babble”.
What is the past tense of pladdra?
The past tense of pladdra is pladdrade (“jag pladdrade”). The supine is pladdrat, used in “jag har pladdrat”.
What is the present tense of pladdra?
pladdrar, the same for every person: jag pladdrar, du pladdrar, vi pladdrar.
Similar words
Origin
Borrowed from Middle Low German pladeren, pladderen.
Nearby common words
pladdra is number 9,479 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,475klösa scratch, claw
- 9,476hedning heathen
- 9,477utrusta equip
- 9,478förlösa deliver a woman of a baby
- 9,480slogan catchphrase, slogan
- 9,481undsättning rescue
- 9,482variabel variable
- 9,483respektfull respectfull, respectful
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