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separera

separate

Meaning

separate

In Swedish: särskilja (något)

Conjugation

Conjugation of separera (separate)
Infinitive	att separera	to separate
Present	separerar	jag separerar
Past	separerade	jag separerade
Supine	separerat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har separerat	jag har separerat
Past perfect	hade separerat	jag hade separerat
Future	ska separera	or: kommer att separera
Conditional	skulle separera	jag skulle separera
Imperative	separera!	a command
Present participle	separerande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	separerad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of separera
Infinitive	separeras
Present	separeras
Past	separerades
Supine	separerats

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 separerar. See the four verb groups explained.

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separera in a sentence

separerad mjölk
skimmed milk

Questions

What does separera mean in English?

separera means “separate”.

What is the past tense of separera?

The past tense of separera is separerade (“jag separerade”). The supine is separerat, used in “jag har separerat”.

What is the present tense of separera?

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

Similar words

skiljasåtskiljaskiljaavskilja

Nearby common words

separera is number 4,083 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,078trygga secure
4,079tapper brave
4,081permanent permanent
4,082päls fur
4,084bedragare impostor, fraud
4,085kontant cash
4,086storma blow a gale, assault
4,087intrång infringement, trespass

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