resonera
Meaning
reason; discuss
In Swedish: diskutera (med någon) i samförstånd
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att resonera | to reason |
|---|---|---|
| Present | resonerar | jag resonerar |
| Past | resonerade | jag resonerade |
| Supine | resonerat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har resonerat | jag har resonerat |
| Past perfect | hade resonerat | jag hade resonerat |
| Future | ska resonera | or: kommer att resonera |
| Conditional | skulle resonera | jag skulle resonera |
| Imperative | resonera! | a command |
| Present participle | resonerande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | resoneras |
|---|---|
| Present | resoneras |
| Past | resonerades |
| Supine | resonerats |
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 resonerar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise resonera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (resonera). Which is the past tense?
resonera in a sentence
- vi kan väl resonera oss fram till en lösningI'm sure we can talk it over and arrive at a solution
Questions
What does resonera mean in English?
resonera means “reason, discuss”.
What is the past tense of resonera?
The past tense of resonera is resonerade (“jag resonerade”). The supine is resonerat, used in “jag har resonerat”.
What is the present tense of resonera?
resonerar, the same for every person: jag resonerar, du resonerar, vi resonerar.
Similar words
dryfta
Origin
Borrowed from French raisonner, equivalent to reson + -era.
Nearby common words
resonera is number 7,977 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary

