tulla
Meaning
pay duty; pinch
In Swedish: betala tull
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att tulla | to pay duty |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tullar | jag tullar |
| Past | tullade | jag tullade |
| Supine | tullat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tullat | jag har tullat |
| Past perfect | hade tullat | jag hade tullat |
| Future | ska tulla | or: kommer att tulla |
| Conditional | skulle tulla | jag skulle tulla |
| Imperative | tulla! | a command |
| Present participle | tullande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | tullad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tullas |
|---|---|
| Present | tullas |
| Past | tullades |
| Supine | tullats |
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 tullar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise tulla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (tulla). Which is the past tense?
tulla in a sentence
- Vem har tullat på flaskan?Who's been nipping at the bottle?
Questions
What does tulla mean in English?
tulla means “pay duty, pinch”.
What is the past tense of tulla?
The past tense of tulla is tullade (“jag tullade”). The supine is tullat, used in “jag har tullat”.
What is the present tense of tulla?
tullar, the same for every person: jag tullar, du tullar, vi tullar.
Origin
tull (“toll”) + -a (verb forming suffix)
Nearby common words
tulla is number 8,639 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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