Swedish verb

symbolisera

symbolize

Meaning

symbolize

In Swedish: stå som symbol för

Conjugation

Conjugation of symbolisera (symbolize)
Infinitiveatt symboliserato symbolize
Presentsymboliserarjag symboliserar
Pastsymboliseradejag symboliserade
Supinesymboliseratused after har / hade
Perfecthar symboliseratjag har symboliserat
Past perfecthade symboliseratjag hade symboliserat
Futureska symboliseraor: kommer att symbolisera
Conditionalskulle symboliserajag skulle symbolisera
Imperativesymbolisera!a command
Present participlesymboliserande-ing, used as an adjective
Past participlesymboliseradused like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of symbolisera
Infinitivesymboliseras
Presentsymboliseras
Pastsymboliserades
Supinesymboliserats

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 symboliserar. See the four verb groups explained.

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Yesterday I … (symbolisera). Which is the past tense?

symbolisera in a sentence

  • tavlan symboliserar drömmen om fred på jorden
    the picture symbolizes the dream of peace on earth

Questions

What does symbolisera mean in English?

symbolisera means “symbolize”.

What is the past tense of symbolisera?

The past tense of symbolisera is symboliserade (“jag symboliserade”). The supine is symboliserat, used in “jag har symboliserat”.

What is the present tense of symbolisera?

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

Origin

symbol + -isera

Nearby common words

symbolisera is number 7,287 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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