protestera
Meaning
protest
In Swedish: säga emot, opponera sig
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att protestera | to protest |
|---|---|---|
| Present | protesterar | jag protesterar |
| Past | protesterade | jag protesterade |
| Supine | protesterat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har protesterat | jag har protesterat |
| Past perfect | hade protesterat | jag hade protesterat |
| Future | ska protestera | or: kommer att protestera |
| Conditional | skulle protestera | jag skulle protestera |
| Imperative | protestera! | a command |
| Present participle | protesterande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | protesterad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | protesteras |
|---|---|
| Present | protesteras |
| Past | protesterades |
| Supine | protesterats |
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 protesterar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise protestera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (protestera). Which is the past tense?
protestera in a sentence
- vi protesterar mot byggetwe protest against the building
Questions
What does protestera mean in English?
protestera means “protest”.
What is the past tense of protestera?
The past tense of protestera is protesterade (“jag protesterade”). The supine is protesterat, used in “jag har protesterat”.
What is the present tense of protestera?
protesterar, the same for every person: jag protesterar, du protesterar, vi protesterar.
Origin
protest + -era
Nearby common words
protestera is number 3,874 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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