Swedish verb

vattna

water

Meaning

water

In Swedish: hälla vatten på

Conjugation

Conjugation of vattna (water)
Infinitive	att vattna	to water
Present	vattnar	jag vattnar
Past	vattnade	jag vattnade
Supine	vattnat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har vattnat	jag har vattnat
Past perfect	hade vattnat	jag hade vattnat
Future	ska vattna	or: kommer att vattna
Conditional	skulle vattna	jag skulle vattna
Imperative	vattna!	a command
Present participle	vattnande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	vattnad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of vattna
Infinitive	vattnas
Present	vattnas
Past	vattnades
Supine	vattnats

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 vattnar. See the four verb groups explained.

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vattna in a sentence

vattna blommor
water flowers
vattna en blomma
water a flower
Staffan var en stalledräng. Han vattna' [vattnade] sina fålar fem.
Saint Stephen was a stable boy. He watered his horses five.

Questions

What does vattna mean in English?

vattna means “water”.

What is the past tense of vattna?

The past tense of vattna is vattnade (“jag vattnade”). The supine is vattnat, used in “jag har vattnat”.

What is the present tense of vattna?

vattnar, the same for every person: jag vattnar, du vattnar, vi vattnar.

Similar words

fukta

Origin

From Old Norse vatna, from Proto-Germanic *watnōną, equivalent to vatten + -a.

Nearby common words

vattna is number 6,657 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,653superkraft superpower (a fictional extraordinary physical or mental ability)
6,654slagträ a bat (club used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball), something used to try to beat down an opponent, like an argument one sees as particularly strong
6,655vibb a vibe (aura, atmosphere)
6,656skärpt bright, smart
6,658förstående understanding
6,659brytning mining, quarrying
6,660deppig down in the dumps, low)
6,661knasig nuts, daft

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