relatera
Meaning
relate
In Swedish: (åter)berätta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att relatera | to relate |
|---|---|---|
| Present | relaterar | jag relaterar |
| Past | relaterade | jag relaterade |
| Supine | relaterat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har relaterat | jag har relaterat |
| Past perfect | hade relaterat | jag hade relaterat |
| Future | ska relatera | or: kommer att relatera |
| Conditional | skulle relatera | jag skulle relatera |
| Imperative | relatera! | a command |
| Present participle | relaterande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | relaterad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | relateras |
|---|---|
| Present | relateras |
| Past | relaterades |
| Supine | relaterats |
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
1 / 2Yesterday I … (relatera). Which is the past tense?
relatera in a sentence
- relatera ett händelseförlopprelate (give an account of) a sequence of events
- temat i boken relateras till händelser i författarens barndomthe 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.
- 6,129tagga tag, to tag (mark with a tag)
- 6,130lönlös futile
- 6,131hippie a hippie
- 6,132storslagen grand, magnificent
- 6,134intellektuell intellectual
- 6,135apelsin orange
- 6,136bom gate, bar
- 6,137rival rival
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