rädda
Meaning
save
In Swedish: föra någon i säkerhet, hjälpa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att rädda | to save |
|---|---|---|
| Present | räddar | jag räddar |
| Past | räddade | jag räddade |
| Supine | räddat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har räddat | jag har räddat |
| Past perfect | hade räddat | jag hade räddat |
| Future | ska rädda | or: kommer att rädda |
| Conditional | skulle rädda | jag skulle rädda |
| Imperative | rädda! | a command |
| Present participle | räddande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | räddad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | räddas |
|---|---|
| Present | räddas |
| Past | räddades |
| Supine | räddats |
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 räddar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise rädda
1 / 2Yesterday I … (rädda). Which is the past tense?
rädda in a sentence
- hon inriktar sig på att rädda utrotningshotade djurshe is concentrating on saving animals that are threatened with extinction
- flytvästen räddade livet på fiskarenthe fisherman's life was saved by his life vest
- Du har räddat mitt liv!You have saved my life!
- Den nya kebabsåsens krämighet är det som räddar den, för det gamla receptet var godare.The creaminess of the new kebab sauce is what saves it, because the old recipe was tastier.
- Hon blev räddad av en räddningshelikopter.She was rescued by a rescue helicopter.
Questions
What does rädda mean in English?
rädda means “save”.
What is the past tense of rädda?
The past tense of rädda is räddade (“jag räddade”). The supine is räddat, used in “jag har räddat”.
What is the present tense of rädda?
räddar, the same for every person: jag räddar, du räddar, vi räddar.
Similar words
undsätta
Origin
From Old Swedish rædda, from Middle Low German redden, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną.
Nearby common words
rädda is number 278 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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