tillkalla
Meaning
summon
In Swedish: skicka efter
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att tillkalla | to summon |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tillkallar | jag tillkallar |
| Past | tillkallade | jag tillkallade |
| Supine | tillkallat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tillkallat | jag har tillkallat |
| Past perfect | hade tillkallat | jag hade tillkallat |
| Future | ska tillkalla | or: kommer att tillkalla |
| Conditional | skulle tillkalla | jag skulle tillkalla |
| Imperative | tillkalla! | a command |
| Present participle | tillkallande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | tillkallad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tillkallas |
|---|---|
| Present | tillkallas |
| Past | tillkallades |
| Supine | tillkallats |
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 tillkallar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise tillkalla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (tillkalla). Which is the past tense?
tillkalla in a sentence
- tillkalla läkaresummon a doctor
- tillkalla poliscall the police
Questions
What does tillkalla mean in English?
tillkalla means “summon”.
What is the past tense of tillkalla?
The past tense of tillkalla is tillkallade (“jag tillkallade”). The supine is tillkallat, used in “jag har tillkallat”.
What is the present tense of tillkalla?
tillkallar, the same for every person: jag tillkallar, du tillkallar, vi tillkallar.
Similar words
Origin
Compound of till + kalla.
Nearby common words
tillkalla is number 7,829 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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