spegla
Meaning
mirror; reflect
In Swedish: ge en spegelbild av
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att spegla | to mirror |
|---|---|---|
| Present | speglar | jag speglar |
| Past | speglade | jag speglade |
| Supine | speglat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har speglat | jag har speglat |
| Past perfect | hade speglat | jag hade speglat |
| Future | ska spegla | or: kommer att spegla |
| Conditional | skulle spegla | jag skulle spegla |
| Imperative | spegla! | a command |
| Present participle | speglande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | speglad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | speglas |
|---|---|
| Present | speglas |
| Past | speglades |
| Supine | speglats |
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 speglar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise spegla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (spegla). Which is the past tense?
spegla in a sentence
- berättelsen speglar verkligheten på den tidenthe story reflects the reality of the time
Questions
What does spegla mean in English?
spegla means “mirror, reflect”.
What is the past tense of spegla?
The past tense of spegla is speglade (“jag speglade”). The supine is speglat, used in “jag har speglat”.
What is the present tense of spegla?
speglar, the same for every person: jag speglar, du speglar, vi speglar.
Similar words
återgereflektera
Origin
spegel (“mirror”) + -a
Nearby common words
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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