Swedish verb· top 2,000 most common

satsa

stake, back, venture, bet on

Meaning

stake; back; venture; bet on

In Swedish: göra en insats i spel; sätta på spel

Conjugation

Conjugation of satsa (stake)
Infinitive	att satsa	to stake
Present	satsar	jag satsar
Past	satsade	jag satsade
Supine	satsat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har satsat	jag har satsat
Past perfect	hade satsat	jag hade satsat
Future	ska satsa	or: kommer att satsa
Conditional	skulle satsa	jag skulle satsa
Imperative	satsa!	a command
Present participle	satsande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	satsad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of satsa
Infinitive	satsas
Present	satsas
Past	satsades
Supine	satsats

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 satsar. See the four verb groups explained.

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satsa in a sentence

de satsar 10 miljoner
they're staking 10 million
satsa på att bygga ut ungdomsverksamheten
commit oneself to providing more activities for young people
Han satsade på en karriär som urmakare
He was going for a career as a watchmaker
Kom igen! Satsa!
Come on! Go for it!

Questions

What does satsa mean in English?

satsa means “stake, back”.

What is the past tense of satsa?

The past tense of satsa is satsade (“jag satsade”). The supine is satsat, used in “jag har satsat”.

What is the present tense of satsa?

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

Similar words

riskera

Origin

sats + -a

Nearby common words

satsa is number 1,434 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,430miljon million
1,431snällt kindly
1,432präst priest, clergyman
1,433varelse being
1,435attack attack
1,436exempel example
1,437karriär career
1,438studera study

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