rusta
Meaning
arm; equip; fit out; put in order
In Swedish: förse med utrustning eller vapen
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att rusta | to arm |
|---|---|---|
| Present | rustar | jag rustar |
| Past | rustade | jag rustade |
| Supine | rustat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har rustat | jag har rustat |
| Past perfect | hade rustat | jag hade rustat |
| Future | ska rusta | or: kommer att rusta |
| Conditional | skulle rusta | jag skulle rusta |
| Imperative | rusta! | a command |
| Present participle | rustande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | rustad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | rustas |
|---|---|
| Present | rustas |
| Past | rustades |
| Supine | rustats |
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 rustar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise rusta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (rusta). Which is the past tense?
rusta in a sentence
- rusta till krigprepare (arm) for war
- rusta upp husetput the house in (good) order
- vi har rustat oss för både regn och solskenwe are equipped for both rain and sunshine
- jag har inte råd att rusta badrummetI can't afford to renovate my bathroom
Questions
What does rusta mean in English?
rusta means “arm, equip”.
What is the past tense of rusta?
The past tense of rusta is rustade (“jag rustade”). The supine is rustat, used in “jag har rustat”.
What is the present tense of rusta?
rustar, the same for every person: jag rustar, du rustar, vi rustar.
Similar words
Origin
Cognate with German rüsten, from Proto-West Germanic *hrustijan.
Nearby common words
rusta is number 8,792 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,788flört A flirt, an act of flirting, A "flirtee", a person that has been flirted with
- 8,789idrott athletics, sport(s)
- 8,790lurig deceptive, cunning
- 8,791romantiker romantic
- 8,793ryta bellow, roar
- 8,794tenta exam
- 8,795oskyddad unprotected
- 8,796direktsändning live
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