säja
Meaning
pronunciation spelling of säga
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att säja | to pronunciation spelling of säga |
|---|---|---|
| Present | säjer | jag säjer |
| Past | sade | jag sade |
| Supine | sagt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har sagt | jag har sagt |
| Past perfect | hade sagt | jag hade sagt |
| Future | ska säja | or: kommer att säja |
| Conditional | skulle säja | jag skulle säja |
| Imperative | säj! | a command |
| Present participle | säjande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | sagd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | säjas |
|---|---|
| Present | säjs |
| Past | sades |
| Supine | sagts |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use säjer. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise säja
1 / 2Yesterday I … (säja). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does säja mean in English?
säja means “pronunciation spelling of säga”.
What is the past tense of säja?
The past tense of säja is sade (“jag sade”). The supine is sagt, used in “jag har sagt”.
What is the present tense of säja?
säjer, the same for every person: jag säjer, du säjer, vi säjer.
Nearby common words
säja is number 1,800 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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