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sända

transmit, send

Meaning

transmit; send

In Swedish: skicka

Conjugation

Conjugation of sända (transmit)
Infinitiveatt sändato transmit
Presentsänderjag sänder
Pastsändejag sände
Supinesäntused after har / hade
Perfecthar säntjag har sänt
Past perfecthade säntjag hade sänt
Futureska sändaor: kommer att sända
Conditionalskulle sändajag skulle sända
Imperativesänd!a command
Present participlesändande-ing, used as an adjective
Past participlesändused like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of sända
Infinitivesändas
Presentsänds
Pastsändes
Supinesänts

Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use sänder. See the four verb groups explained.

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sända in a sentence

  • programmet sänds i repris på måndag
    a repeat of the programme will be transmitted (broadcast) on Monday
  • sända ett brev
    send a letter
  • kvällsnyheterna sänds klockan nio
    the evening news is transmitted (broadcast) at nine o'clock

Words built with sända

Questions

What does sända mean in English?

sända means “transmit, send”.

What is the past tense of sända?

The past tense of sända is sände (“jag sände”). The supine is sänt, used in “jag har sänt”.

What is the present tense of sända?

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

Similar words

skicka

Origin

From Old Swedish sænda, from Old Norse senda, from Proto-Germanic *sandijaną.

Nearby common words

sända is number 1,468 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 1,463trappa stairs
  • 1,464klass class, form
  • 1,465matcha match
  • 1,466födelsedag a birthday (anniversary of someone's birth), a birthday (date of birth)
  • 1,469aj ow!, ouch!, oh!
  • 1,470stängd closed
  • 1,471framme there (having arrived), in front
  • 1,472hamn harbor (US), harbour
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