tjata
Meaning
pester; nag
In Swedish: upprepa samma sak på ett tröttande sätt
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att tjata | to pester |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tjatar | jag tjatar |
| Past | tjatade | jag tjatade |
| Supine | tjatat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tjatat | jag har tjatat |
| Past perfect | hade tjatat | jag hade tjatat |
| Future | ska tjata | or: kommer att tjata |
| Conditional | skulle tjata | jag skulle tjata |
| Imperative | tjata! | a command |
| Present participle | tjatande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tjatas |
|---|---|
| Present | tjatas |
| Past | tjatades |
| Supine | tjatats |
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 tjatar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise tjata
1 / 2Yesterday I … (tjata). Which is the past tense?
tjata in a sentence
- tjata om fickpengarpester (sby) for pocket money
- tjata på sina barnnag one's children
Questions
What does tjata mean in English?
tjata means “pester, nag”.
What is the past tense of tjata?
The past tense of tjata is tjatade (“jag tjatade”). The supine is tjatat, used in “jag har tjatat”.
What is the present tense of tjata?
tjatar, the same for every person: jag tjatar, du tjatar, vi tjatar.
Similar words
Origin
tjat + -a
Nearby common words
tjata is number 2,765 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 2,761skådespelare an actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or film)
- 2,762grep grasped
- 2,763kvart quarter, pad
- 2,764flagga flag
- 2,766extremt extreme, extremely (to an extreme degree)
- 2,767runda round
- 2,768ammunition ammunition
- 2,769fången prisoner, inprisoned
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