rada
Meaning
line (place along a line)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att rada | to line |
|---|---|---|
| Present | radar | jag radar |
| Past | radade | jag radade |
| Supine | radat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har radat | jag har radat |
| Past perfect | hade radat | jag hade radat |
| Future | ska rada | or: kommer att rada |
| Conditional | skulle rada | jag skulle rada |
| Imperative | rada! | a command |
| Present participle | radande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | radas |
|---|---|
| Present | radas |
| Past | radades |
| Supine | radats |
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 radar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise rada
1 / 2Yesterday I … (rada). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does rada mean in English?
rada means “line (place along a line)”.
What is the past tense of rada?
The past tense of rada is radade (“jag radade”). The supine is radat, used in “jag har radat”.
What is the present tense of rada?
radar, the same for every person: jag radar, du radar, vi radar.
Origin
From rad + -a.
Nearby common words
rada is number 6,285 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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