söta
Meaning
sweeten
In Swedish: ge söt smak
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att söta | to sweeten |
|---|---|---|
| Present | sötar | jag sötar |
| Past | sötade | jag sötade |
| Supine | sötat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har sötat | jag har sötat |
| Past perfect | hade sötat | jag hade sötat |
| Future | ska söta | or: kommer att söta |
| Conditional | skulle söta | jag skulle söta |
| Imperative | söta! | a command |
| Present participle | sötande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | sötad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | sötas |
|---|---|
| Present | sötas |
| Past | sötades |
| Supine | sötats |
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 sötar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise söta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (söta). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does söta mean in English?
söta means “sweeten”.
What is the past tense of söta?
The past tense of söta is sötade (“jag sötade”). The supine is sötat, used in “jag har sötat”.
What is the present tense of söta?
sötar, the same for every person: jag sötar, du sötar, vi sötar.
Similar words
sockra
Origin
The verb is based on the adjective: söt + -a
Nearby common words
söta is number 2,042 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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