välkomna
välkomna as a verb
Meaning
welcome
In Swedish: säga välkommen till
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att välkomna | to welcome |
|---|---|---|
| Present | välkomnar | jag välkomnar |
| Past | välkomnade | jag välkomnade |
| Supine | välkomnat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har välkomnat | jag har välkomnat |
| Past perfect | hade välkomnat | jag hade välkomnat |
| Future | ska välkomna | or: kommer att välkomna |
| Conditional | skulle välkomna | jag skulle välkomna |
| Imperative | välkomna! | a command |
| Present participle | välkomnande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | välkomnad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | välkomnas |
|---|---|
| Present | välkomnas |
| Past | välkomnades |
| Supine | välkomnats |
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 välkomnar. See the four verb groups explained.
välkomna as an interjection
Meaning
welcome (greeting given upon the arrival of multiple people at once)
Practise välkomna
1 / 2Yesterday I … (välkomna). Which is the past tense?
välkomna in a sentence
- regeringen välkomnar en debatt om EGthe government would welcome a debate on the EU
- välkomna sommarenwelcome the summer
- Vi välkomnar utredningen. Den kommer rentvå oss.We welcome the investigation. It will clear our names.
Questions
What does välkomna mean in English?
välkomna means “welcome”.
What is the past tense of välkomna?
The past tense of välkomna is välkomnade (“jag välkomnade”). The supine is välkomnat, used in “jag har välkomnat”.
What is the present tense of välkomna?
välkomnar, the same for every person: jag välkomnar, du välkomnar, vi välkomnar.
Origin
The verb is derived from the adjective välkommen + -a
Nearby common words
välkomna is number 1,033 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary