Swedish verb

tackla

tackle

Meaning

tackle

In Swedish: angripa hårt

Conjugation

Conjugation of tackla (tackle)
Infinitive	att tackla	to tackle
Present	tacklar	jag tacklar
Past	tacklade	jag tacklade
Supine	tacklat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har tacklat	jag har tacklat
Past perfect	hade tacklat	jag hade tacklat
Future	ska tackla	or: kommer att tackla
Conditional	skulle tackla	jag skulle tackla
Imperative	tackla!	a command
Present participle	tacklande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	tacklad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of tackla
Infinitive	tacklas
Present	tacklas
Past	tacklades
Supine	tacklats

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 tacklar. See the four verb groups explained.

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tackla in a sentence

tackla ett problem
tackle a problem
tackla en motståndare
tackle an opponent

Questions

What does tackla mean in English?

tackla means “tackle”.

What is the past tense of tackla?

The past tense of tackla is tacklade (“jag tacklade”). The supine is tacklat, used in “jag har tacklat”.

What is the present tense of tackla?

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

Origin

Inherited from Old Swedish takla.

Nearby common words

tackla is number 6,469 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,465vetenskapligt scientifically
6,466mystiskt mysteriously
6,467kaliber calibre
6,468kloak sewer
6,470terräng ground, terrain
6,471nyfödd new-born
6,472fjant fusspot, ingratiating fool
6,473darren only used in få stora darren

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