segla
Meaning
be yachting; sail
In Swedish: åka med segelbåt
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att segla | to be yachting |
|---|---|---|
| Present | seglar | jag seglar |
| Past | seglade | jag seglade |
| Supine | seglat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har seglat | jag har seglat |
| Past perfect | hade seglat | jag hade seglat |
| Future | ska segla | or: kommer att segla |
| Conditional | skulle segla | jag skulle segla |
| Imperative | segla! | a command |
| Present participle | seglande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | seglad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | seglas |
|---|---|
| Present | seglas |
| Past | seglades |
| Supine | seglats |
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 seglar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise segla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (segla). Which is the past tense?
Expressions
- segla uppbe in the offing
Questions
What does segla mean in English?
segla means “be yachting, sail”.
What is the past tense of segla?
The past tense of segla is seglade (“jag seglade”). The supine is seglat, used in “jag har seglat”.
What is the present tense of segla?
seglar, the same for every person: jag seglar, du seglar, vi seglar.
Origin
From Old Swedish sighla, from Old Norse sigla, from Proto-Germanic *siglijaną.
Nearby common words
segla is number 2,393 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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