provocera
Meaning
provoke
In Swedish: utmana, reta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att provocera | to provoke |
|---|---|---|
| Present | provocerar | jag provocerar |
| Past | provocerade | jag provocerade |
| Supine | provocerat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har provocerat | jag har provocerat |
| Past perfect | hade provocerat | jag hade provocerat |
| Future | ska provocera | or: kommer att provocera |
| Conditional | skulle provocera | jag skulle provocera |
| Imperative | provocera! | a command |
| Present participle | provocerande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | provocerad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | provoceras |
|---|---|
| Present | provoceras |
| Past | provocerades |
| Supine | provocerats |
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 provocerar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise provocera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (provocera). Which is the past tense?
provocera in a sentence
- en provocerande filma provocative film
- Låt dig inte provoceras!Don't allow yourself to be provoked!
Questions
What does provocera mean in English?
provocera means “provoke”.
What is the past tense of provocera?
The past tense of provocera is provocerade (“jag provocerade”). The supine is provocerat, used in “jag har provocerat”.
What is the present tense of provocera?
provocerar, the same for every person: jag provocerar, du provocerar, vi provocerar.
Similar words
Nearby common words
provocera is number 5,259 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 5,260uppträdande performance, behaviour
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- 5,262dagsljus daylight (light from the sun (during the day)), daylight (publicity, exposure to public scrutiny)
- 5,263hjälpsam helpful
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