samtycka
Meaning
agree; [give one's] consent; assent
In Swedish: gå med (på något), säga ja (till något)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att samtycka | to agree |
|---|---|---|
| Present | samtycker | jag samtycker |
| Past | samtyckte | jag samtyckte |
| Supine | samtyckt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har samtyckt | jag har samtyckt |
| Past perfect | hade samtyckt | jag hade samtyckt |
| Future | ska samtycka | or: kommer att samtycka |
| Conditional | skulle samtycka | jag skulle samtycka |
| Imperative | samtyck! | a command |
| Present participle | samtyckande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | samtyckt | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | samtyckas |
|---|---|
| Present | samtycks |
| Past | samtycktes |
| Supine | samtyckts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use samtycker. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise samtycka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (samtycka). Which is the past tense?
samtycka in a sentence
- samtycka till en behandlingconsent to a treatment
Questions
What does samtycka mean in English?
samtycka means “agree, [give one's] consent”.
What is the past tense of samtycka?
The past tense of samtycka is samtyckte (“jag samtyckte”). The supine is samtyckt, used in “jag har samtyckt”.
What is the present tense of samtycka?
samtycker, the same for every person: jag samtycker, du samtycker, vi samtycker.
Similar words
instämmamedgivamedgivande
Origin
sam- + tycka
Nearby common words
samtycka is number 7,624 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,620påskynda speed up
- 7,621utantill by heart, from memory
- 7,622överenskommet agreed
- 7,623chilla to kick back (relax), to chill (calm down from an agitated state)
- 7,625tynga weigh (down)
- 7,626borr gimlet, drill
- 7,627finansiell financial
- 7,628barbar barbarian (an uncivilized person)
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