sortera
Meaning
sort; classify; grade; be subordinate to; come under the supervision of; belong to
In Swedish: ordna (efter sorter)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att sortera | to sort |
|---|---|---|
| Present | sorterar | jag sorterar |
| Past | sorterade | jag sorterade |
| Supine | sorterat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har sorterat | jag har sorterat |
| Past perfect | hade sorterat | jag hade sorterat |
| Future | ska sortera | or: kommer att sortera |
| Conditional | skulle sortera | jag skulle sortera |
| Imperative | sortera! | a command |
| Present participle | sorterande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | sorterad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | sorteras |
|---|---|
| Present | sorteras |
| Past | sorterades |
| Supine | sorterats |
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 sorterar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise sortera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (sortera). Which is the past tense?
sortera in a sentence
- vi sorterar bort allt som är trasigtwe're sorting out everything that's broken
- verksamheten sorterar under utbildningsdepartementetthis business is the province of the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs
Questions
What does sortera mean in English?
sortera means “sort, classify”.
What is the past tense of sortera?
The past tense of sortera is sorterade (“jag sorterade”). The supine is sorterat, used in “jag har sorterat”.
What is the present tense of sortera?
sorterar, the same for every person: jag sorterar, du sorterar, vi sorterar.
Similar words
Nearby common words
sortera is number 6,918 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,914kraftfullt powerfully, powerful
- 6,915teoretiskt theoretically
- 6,916inkräkta trespass
- 6,917osams fall out, at loggerheads
- 6,919enhörning unicorn, a unicorn
- 6,920rutt route
- 6,921avliva destroy, put away
- 6,922raseri fury
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