Swedish verb

rigga

to set up, such as a trap, to set up; prepare; make something ready for use, by temporary or impromptu means, to rig (a ship), to set up the rigging on a sailing vessel, to rig (pre-arrange an outcome)

Meaning

to set up, such as a trap; to set up; prepare; make something ready for use, by temporary or impromptu means; to rig (a ship), to set up the rigging on a sailing vessel; to rig (pre-arrange an outcome)

Conjugation

Conjugation of rigga (set up)
Infinitive	att rigga	to set up
Present	riggar	jag riggar
Past	riggade	jag riggade
Supine	riggat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har riggat	jag har riggat
Past perfect	hade riggat	jag hade riggat
Future	ska rigga	or: kommer att rigga
Conditional	skulle rigga	jag skulle rigga
Imperative	rigga!	a command
Present participle	riggande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	riggad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of rigga
Infinitive	riggas
Present	riggas
Past	riggades
Supine	riggats

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 riggar. See the four verb groups explained.

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rigga in a sentence

Valet är riggat
The election is rigged

Questions

What does rigga mean in English?

rigga means “to set up, such as a trap, to set up; prepare; make something ready for use, by temporary or impromptu means”.

What is the past tense of rigga?

The past tense of rigga is riggade (“jag riggade”). The supine is riggat, used in “jag har riggat”.

What is the present tense of rigga?

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

Nearby common words

rigga is number 5,103 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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5,106tvärs across
5,107kärleksfull full of love, loving

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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