smutsa
Meaning
to dirty, to soil
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att smutsa | to dirty |
|---|---|---|
| Present | smutsar | jag smutsar |
| Past | smutsade | jag smutsade |
| Supine | smutsat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har smutsat | jag har smutsat |
| Past perfect | hade smutsat | jag hade smutsat |
| Future | ska smutsa | or: kommer att smutsa |
| Conditional | skulle smutsa | jag skulle smutsa |
| Imperative | smutsa! | a command |
| Present participle | smutsande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | smutsad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | smutsas |
|---|---|
| Present | smutsas |
| Past | smutsades |
| Supine | smutsats |
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 smutsar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise smutsa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (smutsa). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does smutsa mean in English?
smutsa means “to dirty, to soil”.
What is the past tense of smutsa?
The past tense of smutsa is smutsade (“jag smutsade”). The supine is smutsat, used in “jag har smutsat”.
What is the present tense of smutsa?
smutsar, the same for every person: jag smutsar, du smutsar, vi smutsar.
Origin
From smuts (“dirt”) + -a.
Nearby common words
smutsa is number 6,381 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,377betydligt substantial
- 6,378definition definition
- 6,379impuls impulse
- 6,380drive drive
- 6,382förbaskat confounded
- 6,383koppar copper
- 6,384automatiskt automatic, automatically
- 6,385förverkliga put into effect, realize
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