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rekommendera

recommend, register/rɛkʊmɛnˈdeːra/

Meaning

recommend; register

In Swedish: tala väl om, förorda

Conjugation

Conjugation of rekommendera (recommend)
Infinitive	att rekommendera	to recommend
Present	rekommenderar	jag rekommenderar
Past	rekommenderade	jag rekommenderade
Supine	rekommenderat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har rekommenderat	jag har rekommenderat
Past perfect	hade rekommenderat	jag hade rekommenderat
Future	ska rekommendera	or: kommer att rekommendera
Conditional	skulle rekommendera	jag skulle rekommendera
Imperative	rekommendera!	a command
Present participle	rekommenderande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	rekommenderad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of rekommendera
Infinitive	rekommenderas
Present	rekommenderas
Past	rekommenderades
Supine	rekommenderats

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 rekommenderar. See the four verb groups explained.

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rekommendera in a sentence

det är en bok som jag kan rekommendera
it is a book I can recommend
bli rekommenderad att vila en vecka
be recommended (advised) to rest for a week
rekommenderat brev
registered letter
Jag ska be att få rekommendera mig.
I shall have to leave now.
grevinnan rekommenderade sig och gick mot dörren
the countess bade farewell and went towards the door

Questions

What does rekommendera mean in English?

rekommendera means “recommend, register”.

What is the past tense of rekommendera?

The past tense of rekommendera is rekommenderade (“jag rekommenderade”). The supine is rekommenderat, used in “jag har rekommenderat”.

What is the present tense of rekommendera?

rekommenderar, the same for every person: jag rekommenderar, du rekommenderar, vi rekommenderar.

Similar words

förordainrådatillråda

Where the course teaches it

Swedish listening practice: a restaurant invitation
Complete Swedish – Season 2

Nearby common words

rekommendera is number 2,691 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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2,690emellan between
2,692framsteg progress
2,693lopp race, period
2,694bransch branch of) trade (industry
2,695utrymme space

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