tilltala
Meaning
address; please; appeal to
In Swedish: rikta ett yttrande till
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att tilltala | to address |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tilltalar | jag tilltalar |
| Past | tilltalade | jag tilltalade |
| Supine | tilltalat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tilltalat | jag har tilltalat |
| Past perfect | hade tilltalat | jag hade tilltalat |
| Future | ska tilltala | or: kommer att tilltala |
| Conditional | skulle tilltala | jag skulle tilltala |
| Imperative | tilltala! | a command |
| Present participle | tilltalande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | tilltalad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tilltalas |
|---|---|
| Present | tilltalas |
| Past | tilltalades |
| Supine | tilltalats |
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 tilltalar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise tilltala
1 / 2Yesterday I … (tilltala). Which is the past tense?
tilltala in a sentence
- hon svarade inte när hon blev tilltaladshe did not answer when spoken to
- tavlan tilltalar migI like that painting
Questions
What does tilltala mean in English?
tilltala means “address, please”.
What is the past tense of tilltala?
The past tense of tilltala is tilltalade (“jag tilltalade”). The supine is tilltalat, used in “jag har tilltalat”.
What is the present tense of tilltala?
tilltalar, the same for every person: jag tilltalar, du tilltalar, vi tilltalar.
Similar words
appellera
Origin
From Old Swedish tiltala, equivalent to till (“to”) + tala (“speak”).
Nearby common words
tilltala is number 4,074 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,070dödsorsak a cause of death
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- 4,072hoppsan oops, uh oh
- 4,073onödigt unnecessary, unnesessary
- 4,075livvakt bodyguard
- 4,076inställning attitude
- 4,077brådskande urgent, pressing
- 4,078trygga secure
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