prata
Meaning
talk
In Swedish: tala
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att prata | to talk |
|---|---|---|
| Present | pratar | jag pratar |
| Past | pratade | jag pratade |
| Supine | pratat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har pratat | jag har pratat |
| Past perfect | hade pratat | jag hade pratat |
| Future | ska prata | or: kommer att prata |
| Conditional | skulle prata | jag skulle prata |
| Imperative | prata! | a command |
| Present participle | pratande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | pratad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | pratas |
|---|---|
| Present | pratas |
| Past | pratades |
| Supine | pratats |
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 pratar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise prata
1 / 2Yesterday I … (prata). Which is the past tense?
prata in a sentence
- Jag pratar med min syster varje dag.I talk to my sister every day.
- Kan vi prata lite senare?Can we talk a little later?
- Han vill inte prata om problemet just nu.He doesn't want to talk about the problem right now.
- jag pratade med henne igårI talked with (spoke to) her yesterday
- hon bara pratar påshe just goes on talking
- Har du pratat med din bror om den där bilen han skulle sälja?Have you talked to your brother about that car he was going to sell?
- Vad pratar ni om?What are you [plural] talking about / discussing? [Would not normally have the tone of "What are you talking about??" – see also snacka]
Questions
What does prata mean in English?
prata means “talk”.
What is the past tense of prata?
The past tense of prata is pratade (“jag pratade”). The supine is pratat, used in “jag har pratat”.
What is the present tense of prata?
pratar, the same for every person: jag pratar, du pratar, vi pratar.
Similar words
Where the course teaches it
- Swedish pronouns: du, ni, de, viComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Swedish words for now, today, tomorrowComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Complete Swedish Season 2: what to expectComplete Swedish – Season 2
- Swedish past tense: -te and -de endingsComplete Swedish – Season 2
- Listening versus hearing in SwedishComplete Swedish – Season 2
- Swedish verbs for love, hate and likeComplete Swedish – Season 2
Origin
From Middle Low German praten, probably of imitative origin, though note also Proto-Germanic *prattuz (“boastful talk”).
Nearby common words
prata is number 91 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary