träffa
Meaning
meet; hit; make
In Swedish: möta, råka
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att träffa | to meet |
|---|---|---|
| Present | träffar | jag träffar |
| Past | träffade | jag träffade |
| Supine | träffat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har träffat | jag har träffat |
| Past perfect | hade träffat | jag hade träffat |
| Future | ska träffa | or: kommer att träffa |
| Conditional | skulle träffa | jag skulle träffa |
| Imperative | träffa! | a command |
| Present participle | träffande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | träffad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | träffas |
|---|---|
| Present | träffas |
| Past | träffades |
| Supine | träffats |
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 träffar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise träffa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (träffa). Which is the past tense?
träffa in a sentence
- jag träffade henne på gatanI ran into her in the street
- Jag träffade måltavlanI hit the target
- Jag träffade honomI met him
Questions
What does träffa mean in English?
träffa means “meet, hit”.
What is the past tense of träffa?
The past tense of träffa is träffade (“jag träffade”). The supine is träffat, used in “jag har träffat”.
What is the present tense of träffa?
träffar, the same for every person: jag träffar, du träffar, vi träffar.
Similar words
Where the course teaches it
- Swedish vocabulary for family, cafe and restaurantComplete Swedish – Season 2
- Swedish vocabulary for family membersComplete Swedish – Season 2
- Swedish listening practice: making meeting plansComplete Swedish – Season 2
- Swedish listening practice: a restaurant invitationComplete Swedish – Season 2
- Träffa versus möta: two ways to meet in SwedishComplete Swedish – Season 2
- Den versus det: Swedish for thatComplete Swedish – Season 2
Origin
Borrowed from German treffen.
Nearby common words
träffa is number 179 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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