småprata
Meaning
chit-chat; to chat, to chit-chat (talk casually)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att småprata | to chit-chat |
|---|---|---|
| Present | småpratar | jag småpratar |
| Past | småpratade | jag småpratade |
| Supine | småpratat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har småpratat | jag har småpratat |
| Past perfect | hade småpratat | jag hade småpratat |
| Future | ska småprata | or: kommer att småprata |
| Conditional | skulle småprata | jag skulle småprata |
| Imperative | småprata! | a command |
| Present participle | småpratande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | småpratas |
|---|---|
| Present | småpratas |
| Past | småpratades |
| Supine | småpratats |
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 småpratar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise småprata
1 / 2Yesterday I … (småprata). Which is the past tense?
småprata in a sentence
- Vi småpratade lite om allt möjligtWe chatted a bit about various things
Questions
What does småprata mean in English?
småprata means “chit-chat, to chat, to chit-chat (talk casually)”.
What is the past tense of småprata?
The past tense of småprata is småpratade (“jag småpratade”). The supine is småpratat, used in “jag har småpratat”.
What is the present tense of småprata?
småpratar, the same for every person: jag småpratar, du småpratar, vi småpratar.
Origin
små- + prata (“talk”)
Nearby common words
småprata is number 7,897 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary