ratta
Meaning
drive
In Swedish: köra (bil)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att ratta | to drive |
|---|---|---|
| Present | rattar | jag rattar |
| Past | rattade | jag rattade |
| Supine | rattat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har rattat | jag har rattat |
| Past perfect | hade rattat | jag hade rattat |
| Future | ska ratta | or: kommer att ratta |
| Conditional | skulle ratta | jag skulle ratta |
| Imperative | ratta! | a command |
| Present participle | rattande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | rattad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | rattas |
|---|---|
| Present | rattas |
| Past | rattades |
| Supine | rattats |
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 rattar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise ratta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (ratta). Which is the past tense?
ratta in a sentence
- ratta in en radiokanaltune in to a radio channel
- Scenbelysningen rattas av NisseThe stage lighting is controlled by Nisse
Questions
What does ratta mean in English?
ratta means “drive”.
What is the past tense of ratta?
The past tense of ratta is rattade (“jag rattade”). The supine is rattat, used in “jag har rattat”.
What is the present tense of ratta?
rattar, the same for every person: jag rattar, du rattar, vi rattar.
Similar words
Origin
ratt (“steering wheel, knob, dial”) + -a
Nearby common words
ratta is number 5,697 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,693tunnelbana subway; underground railway
- 5,694kraschad crashed
- 5,695dia nurse, suck
- 5,696jazz jazz
- 5,698ticka tick
- 5,699årlig annual, yearly
- 5,700förband joined, attached, linked, connected
- 5,701legendarisk legendary
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