rasta
Meaning
have a rest; exercise
In Swedish: ta rast
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att rasta | to have a rest |
|---|---|---|
| Present | rastar | jag rastar |
| Past | rastade | jag rastade |
| Supine | rastat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har rastat | jag har rastat |
| Past perfect | hade rastat | jag hade rastat |
| Future | ska rasta | or: kommer att rasta |
| Conditional | skulle rasta | jag skulle rasta |
| Imperative | rasta! | a command |
| Present participle | rastande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | rastad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | rastas |
|---|---|
| Present | rastas |
| Past | rastades |
| Supine | rastats |
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 rastar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise rasta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (rasta). Which is the past tense?
rasta in a sentence
- vi rastar längre framwe'll have a rest further on
- jag rastar hunden fyra gånger om dagenI exercise (walk) the dog four times a day
- Vi rastade på en rastplatsWe stopped and took a rest at a rest area
- rasta hundentake the dog outside
- rasta fångarnalet the prisoners out onto the prison yard
Words built with rasta
- rastgård exercise yard
Questions
What does rasta mean in English?
rasta means “have a rest, exercise”.
What is the past tense of rasta?
The past tense of rasta is rastade (“jag rastade”). The supine is rastat, used in “jag har rastat”.
What is the present tense of rasta?
rastar, the same for every person: jag rastar, du rastar, vi rastar.
Origin
rast + -a
Nearby common words
rasta is number 7,976 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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