säkra
Meaning
guarantee; secure
In Swedish: skaffa sig säker tillgång till
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att säkra | to guarantee |
|---|---|---|
| Present | säkrar | jag säkrar |
| Past | säkrade | jag säkrade |
| Supine | säkrat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har säkrat | jag har säkrat |
| Past perfect | hade säkrat | jag hade säkrat |
| Future | ska säkra | or: kommer att säkra |
| Conditional | skulle säkra | jag skulle säkra |
| Imperative | säkra! | a command |
| Present participle | säkrande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | säkrad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | säkras |
|---|---|
| Present | säkras |
| Past | säkrades |
| Supine | säkrats |
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 säkrar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise säkra
1 / 2Yesterday I … (säkra). Which is the past tense?
säkra in a sentence
- säkra en plats i finalensecure a place in the final
- säkra tillgången på råvarorsecure the supply of raw materials
- byggnaden har säkrats för 25 Athe building has a 25-amp fuse
Questions
What does säkra mean in English?
säkra means “guarantee, secure”.
What is the past tense of säkra?
The past tense of säkra is säkrade (“jag säkrade”). The supine is säkrat, used in “jag har säkrat”.
What is the present tense of säkra?
säkrar, the same for every person: jag säkrar, du säkrar, vi säkrar.
Similar words
Nearby common words
säkra is number 960 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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