tendera
Meaning
tend
In Swedish: ha en viss tendens
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att tendera | to tend |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tenderar | jag tenderar |
| Past | tenderade | jag tenderade |
| Supine | tenderat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tenderat | jag har tenderat |
| Past perfect | hade tenderat | jag hade tenderat |
| Future | ska tendera | or: kommer att tendera |
| Conditional | skulle tendera | jag skulle tendera |
| Imperative | tendera! | a command |
| Present participle | tenderande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tenderas |
|---|---|
| Present | tenderas |
| Past | tenderades |
| Supine | tenderats |
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 tenderar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise tendera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (tendera). Which is the past tense?
tendera in a sentence
- kjollängden tenderar bli kortarethe skirt length will tend to get shorter
Questions
What does tendera mean in English?
tendera means “tend”.
What is the past tense of tendera?
The past tense of tendera is tenderade (“jag tenderade”). The supine is tenderat, used in “jag har tenderat”.
What is the present tense of tendera?
tenderar, the same for every person: jag tenderar, du tenderar, vi tenderar.
Nearby common words
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- 9,927skolkamrat schoolmate
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