vada
Meaning
wade
In Swedish: gå i grunt vatten
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att vada | to wade |
|---|---|---|
| Present | vadar | jag vadar |
| Past | vadade | jag vadade |
| Supine | vadat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har vadat | jag har vadat |
| Past perfect | hade vadat | jag hade vadat |
| Future | ska vada | or: kommer att vada |
| Conditional | skulle vada | jag skulle vada |
| Imperative | vada! | a command |
| Present participle | vadande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | vadas |
|---|---|
| Present | vadas |
| Past | vadades |
| Supine | vadats |
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 vadar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise vada
1 / 2Yesterday I … (vada). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does vada mean in English?
vada means “wade”.
What is the past tense of vada?
The past tense of vada is vadade (“jag vadade”). The supine is vadat, used in “jag har vadat”.
What is the present tense of vada?
vadar, the same for every person: jag vadar, du vadar, vi vadar.
Origin
From Old Swedish vaþa, from Old Norse vaða, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną.
Nearby common words
vada is number 8,338 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 8,335smida forge; hammer
- 8,336underskattad underestimated, undervalued, underrated
- 8,337modifiera modify
- 8,339tystlåten quiet, taciturn (having a quiet disposition), reticent (keeping quiet, not sharing information)
- 8,340angripen attacked
- 8,341espresso espresso
- 8,342giraff giraffe
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