pulsa
Meaning
trudge
In Swedish: kliva (i snö)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att pulsa | to trudge |
|---|---|---|
| Present | pulsar | jag pulsar |
| Past | pulsade | jag pulsade |
| Supine | pulsat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har pulsat | jag har pulsat |
| Past perfect | hade pulsat | jag hade pulsat |
| Future | ska pulsa | or: kommer att pulsa |
| Conditional | skulle pulsa | jag skulle pulsa |
| Imperative | pulsa! | a command |
| Present participle | pulsande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | pulsas |
|---|---|
| Present | pulsas |
| Past | pulsades |
| Supine | pulsats |
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 pulsar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise pulsa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (pulsa). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does pulsa mean in English?
pulsa means “trudge”.
What is the past tense of pulsa?
The past tense of pulsa is pulsade (“jag pulsade”). The supine is pulsat, used in “jag har pulsat”.
What is the present tense of pulsa?
pulsar, the same for every person: jag pulsar, du pulsar, vi pulsar.
Nearby common words
pulsa is number 7,558 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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