Swedish verb

relatera

relate

Meaning

relate

In Swedish: (åter)berätta

Conjugation

Conjugation of relatera (relate)
Infinitiveatt relaterato relate
Presentrelaterarjag relaterar
Pastrelateradejag relaterade
Supinerelateratused after har / hade
Perfecthar relateratjag har relaterat
Past perfecthade relateratjag hade relaterat
Futureska relateraor: kommer att relatera
Conditionalskulle relaterajag skulle relatera
Imperativerelatera!a command
Present participlerelaterande-ing, used as an adjective
Past participlerelateradused like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of relatera
Infinitiverelateras
Presentrelateras
Pastrelaterades
Supinerelaterats

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 relaterar. See the four verb groups explained.

Practise relatera

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Yesterday I … (relatera). Which is the past tense?

relatera in a sentence

  • relatera ett händelseförlopp
    relate (give an account of) a sequence of events
  • temat i boken relateras till händelser i författarens barndom
    the theme of the book is put in relation (is related) to events in the author's childhood

Questions

What does relatera mean in English?

relatera means “relate”.

What is the past tense of relatera?

The past tense of relatera is relaterade (“jag relaterade”). The supine is relaterat, used in “jag har relaterat”.

What is the present tense of relatera?

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

Nearby common words

relatera is number 6,133 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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