tatuera
Meaning
tattoo
In Swedish: rista in (och färga) i hud
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att tatuera | to tattoo |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tatuerar | jag tatuerar |
| Past | tatuerade | jag tatuerade |
| Supine | tatuerat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tatuerat | jag har tatuerat |
| Past perfect | hade tatuerat | jag hade tatuerat |
| Future | ska tatuera | or: kommer att tatuera |
| Conditional | skulle tatuera | jag skulle tatuera |
| Imperative | tatuera! | a command |
| Present participle | tatuerande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | tatuerad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tatueras |
|---|---|
| Present | tatueras |
| Past | tatuerades |
| Supine | tatuerats |
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 tatuerar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise tatuera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (tatuera). Which is the past tense?
tatuera in a sentence
- Jag ska åka in till stan och tatuera mig.I'm going into town to get a tattoo.
Questions
What does tatuera mean in English?
tatuera means “tattoo”.
What is the past tense of tatuera?
The past tense of tatuera is tatuerade (“jag tatuerade”). The supine is tatuerat, used in “jag har tatuerat”.
What is the present tense of tatuera?
tatuerar, the same for every person: jag tatuerar, du tatuerar, vi tatuerar.
Origin
First part is a borrowing from a Polynesian language, e.g.
Nearby common words
tatuera is number 5,209 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,205sära separate, part
- 5,206förberedelse preparation
- 5,207integritet integrity
- 5,208rentvå clear, exculpate
- 5,210handskas handle
- 5,211distraherad distracted
- 5,212eländig rotten, miserable
- 5,213bandage bandage
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary