tysta
Meaning
silence
In Swedish: få att bli tyst
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att tysta | to silence |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tystar | jag tystar |
| Past | tystade | jag tystade |
| Supine | tystat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tystat | jag har tystat |
| Past perfect | hade tystat | jag hade tystat |
| Future | ska tysta | or: kommer att tysta |
| Conditional | skulle tysta | jag skulle tysta |
| Imperative | tysta! | a command |
| Present participle | tystande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | tystad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tystas |
|---|---|
| Present | tystas |
| Past | tystades |
| Supine | tystats |
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 tystar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise tysta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (tysta). Which is the past tense?
Expressions
- tysta nedhush up
Questions
What does tysta mean in English?
tysta means “silence”.
What is the past tense of tysta?
The past tense of tysta is tystade (“jag tystade”). The supine is tystat, used in “jag har tystat”.
What is the present tense of tysta?
tystar, the same for every person: jag tystar, du tystar, vi tystar.
Similar words
hyssja
Origin
tyst + -a, verb infinitive suffix.
Nearby common words
tysta is number 1,782 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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