ett te
te as a noun(ett te)
Meaning
tea
In Swedish: torkade blad från tebusken; dryck beredd av sådana blad
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett te |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | teet |
| Plural, indefinite | teer |
| Plural, definite | teerna |
te is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort te, det stora teet. Check another noun
te as a preposition
Meaning
synonym of till
te as a verb
Meaning
to appear (a certain way)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att te | to appear |
|---|---|---|
| Present | ter | jag ter |
| Past | tedde | jag tedde |
| Supine | tett | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tett | jag har tett |
| Past perfect | hade tett | jag hade tett |
| Future | ska te | or: kommer att te |
| Conditional | skulle te | jag skulle te |
| Imperative | te! | a command |
| Present participle | teende | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tes |
|---|---|
| Present | ts |
| Past | teddes |
| Supine | tetts |
Group 3: short verbs. The infinitive does not end in -a; present -r, past -dde, supine -tt. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use ter. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise te
1 / 2Is it en te or ett te?
te in a sentence
- dricka en kopp tedrink a cup of tea
- brygga tebrew tea
- Låt teet dra i fyra minuterLet the tea steep for four minutes
- tepåseteabag
- Och gräshopporna tedde sig såsom hästar, rustade till strid.And the shapes of the locusts [were] like unto horses prepared unto battle (Revelations 9:7)
Words built with te
- påste tea-bag tea
- tekanna teapot
Questions
What does te mean in English?
te means “tea”.
Is it en te or ett te?
It is ett te, and “the tea” is teet.
What is the plural of te?
The plural of te is teer, and the definite plural is teerna.
What is the past tense of te?
The past tense of te is tedde (“jag tedde”). The supine is tett, used in “jag har tett”.
What is the present tense of te?
ter, the same for every person: jag ter, du ter, vi ter.
Origin
From either French thé or German Tee, ultimately from Hokkien 茶 (tê).
Nearby common words
te is number 1,139 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary