retirera
Meaning
retreat
In Swedish: dra sig tillbaka (inför en övermakt)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att retirera | to retreat |
|---|---|---|
| Present | retirerar | jag retirerar |
| Past | retirerade | jag retirerade |
| Supine | retirerat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har retirerat | jag har retirerat |
| Past perfect | hade retirerat | jag hade retirerat |
| Future | ska retirera | or: kommer att retirera |
| Conditional | skulle retirera | jag skulle retirera |
| Imperative | retirera! | a command |
| Present participle | retirerande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | retireras |
|---|---|
| Present | retireras |
| Past | retirerades |
| Supine | retirerats |
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 retirerar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise retirera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (retirera). Which is the past tense?
retirera in a sentence
- Armén retirerade till fästningenThe army retreated to the fortress
- Jag tvingades retirera från min ståndpunktI was forced to retreat from my stance
Questions
What does retirera mean in English?
retirera means “retreat”.
What is the past tense of retirera?
The past tense of retirera is retirerade (“jag retirerade”). The supine is retirerat, used in “jag har retirerat”.
What is the present tense of retirera?
retirerar, the same for every person: jag retirerar, du retirerar, vi retirerar.
Nearby common words
retirera is number 5,099 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,095gammaldags old-fashioned
- 5,096sax shears, [pair of] scissors
- 5,097jämna to flatten, to level, to equalize
- 5,098krångla make difficult, malfunction
- 5,100plast plastic
- 5,101prisa praise
- 5,102tum inch
- 5,103rigga to set up, such as a trap, to set up; prepare; make something ready for use, by temporary or impromptu means
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