rea
rea as a verb
Meaning
sell off
In Swedish: sälja på rea
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att rea | to sell off |
|---|---|---|
| Present | rear | jag rear |
| Past | reade | jag reade |
| Supine | reat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har reat | jag har reat |
| Past perfect | hade reat | jag hade reat |
| Future | ska rea | or: kommer att rea |
| Conditional | skulle rea | jag skulle rea |
| Imperative | rea! | a command |
| Present participle | reande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | read | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | reas |
|---|---|
| Present | reas |
| Past | reades |
| Supine | reats |
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 rear. See the four verb groups explained.
rea as a noun(en rea)
Meaning
sale
In Swedish: realisation
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en rea |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | rean |
| Plural, indefinite | reor |
| Plural, definite | reorna |
rea is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor rea, den stora rean. Check another noun
Practise rea
1 / 2Yesterday I … (rea). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does rea mean in English?
rea means “sell off”.
Is it en rea or ett rea?
It is en rea, and “the sale” is rean.
What is the plural of rea?
The plural of rea is reor, and the definite plural is reorna.
What is the past tense of rea?
The past tense of rea is reade (“jag reade”). The supine is reat, used in “jag har reat”.
What is the present tense of rea?
rear, the same for every person: jag rear, du rear, vi rear.
Similar words
prissänkningrealisation
Origin
Clipping of realisation.
Nearby common words
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