trimma
Meaning
adjust; tune; trim
In Swedish: få att fungera (bättre)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att trimma | to adjust |
|---|---|---|
| Present | trimmar | jag trimmar |
| Past | trimmade | jag trimmade |
| Supine | trimmat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har trimmat | jag har trimmat |
| Past perfect | hade trimmat | jag hade trimmat |
| Future | ska trimma | or: kommer att trimma |
| Conditional | skulle trimma | jag skulle trimma |
| Imperative | trimma! | a command |
| Present participle | trimmande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | trimmad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | trimmas |
|---|---|
| Present | trimmas |
| Past | trimmades |
| Supine | trimmats |
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 trimmar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise trimma
1 / 2Yesterday I … (trimma). Which is the past tense?
trimma in a sentence
- trimma mustaschentrim one's moustache
- en trimmad mopeda tuned moped
- trimma nertune down
- nedtrimmadtuned down
- trimma hundens pälstrim the fur of the dog
Questions
What does trimma mean in English?
trimma means “adjust, tune”.
What is the past tense of trimma?
The past tense of trimma is trimmade (“jag trimmade”). The supine is trimmat, used in “jag har trimmat”.
What is the present tense of trimma?
trimmar, the same for every person: jag trimmar, du trimmar, vi trimmar.
Nearby common words
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