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städa

clean, tidy up

Meaning

clean; tidy up

In Swedish: göra rent (en lokal o dyl); röja upp

Conjugation

Conjugation of städa (clean)
Infinitive	att städa	to clean
Present	städar	jag städar
Past	städade	jag städade
Supine	städat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har städat	jag har städat
Past perfect	hade städat	jag hade städat
Future	ska städa	or: kommer att städa
Conditional	skulle städa	jag skulle städa
Imperative	städa!	a command
Present participle	städande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	städad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of städa
Infinitive	städas
Present	städas
Past	städades
Supine	städats

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 städar. See the four verb groups explained.

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städa in a sentence

städa lägenheten
clean the apartment
städa undan onödiga papper
clear away unnecessary papers
städa upp efter sig
clean up after oneself
Jag ska städa köket ikväll
I'm going to clean my kitchen tonight

Questions

What does städa mean in English?

städa means “clean, tidy up”.

What is the past tense of städa?

The past tense of städa is städade (“jag städade”). The supine is städat, used in “jag har städat”.

What is the present tense of städa?

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

Similar words

göra rentfejarengöra

Origin

Derived from the same family of words as städja (“to place, set down”), with sense development "set in one's proper place" > "tidy up".

Nearby common words

städa is number 1,340 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,336strunta not bother about
1,337knä knee
1,338blå blue
1,339radio radio
1,341festa party
1,342foto snapshot, photograph
1,343färg colour, (color (US)), paint
1,344form form, mould

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary