en tårta
tårta as a noun(en tårta)
Meaning
cake
In Swedish: större (dekorerat) bakverk med fyllning
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en tårta |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | tårtan |
| Plural, indefinite | tårtor |
| Plural, definite | tårtorna |
tårta is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor tårta, den stora tårtan. Check another noun
tårta as a verb
Meaning
to attack someone with a cake (usually by throwing or rubbing it in their face)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att tårta | to attack someone with a cake |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tårtar | jag tårtar |
| Past | tårtade | jag tårtade |
| Supine | tårtat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tårtat | jag har tårtat |
| Past perfect | hade tårtat | jag hade tårtat |
| Future | ska tårta | or: kommer att tårta |
| Conditional | skulle tårta | jag skulle tårta |
| Imperative | tårta! | a command |
| Present participle | tårtande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | tårtad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tårtas |
|---|---|
| Present | tårtas |
| Past | tårtades |
| Supine | tårtats |
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 tårtar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise tårta
1 / 2Is it en tårta or ett tårta?
Words built with tårta
- gräddtårta gâteau
Questions
What does tårta mean in English?
tårta means “cake”.
Is it en tårta or ett tårta?
It is en tårta, and “the cake” is tårtan.
What is the plural of tårta?
The plural of tårta is tårtor, and the definite plural is tårtorna.
What is the past tense of tårta?
The past tense of tårta is tårtade (“jag tårtade”). The supine is tårtat, used in “jag har tårtat”.
What is the present tense of tårta?
tårtar, the same for every person: jag tårtar, du tårtar, vi tårtar.
Origin
From French tarte.
Nearby common words
tårta is number 2,397 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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