vidta
Meaning
take; follow
In Swedish: ta till, använda
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att vidta | to take |
|---|---|---|
| Present | vidtar | jag vidtar |
| Past | vidtog | jag vidtog |
| Supine | vidtagit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har vidtagit | jag har vidtagit |
| Past perfect | hade vidtagit | jag hade vidtagit |
| Future | ska vidta | or: kommer att vidta |
| Conditional | skulle vidta | jag skulle vidta |
| Imperative | vidta! | a command |
| Present participle | vidtagande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | vidtagen | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | vidtas |
|---|---|
| Present | vidtas |
| Past | vidtogs |
| Supine | vidtagits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use vidtar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise vidta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (vidta). Which is the past tense?
vidta in a sentence
- vidta åtgärdertake action
- efter föredraget vidtog en lång diskussionthe lecture was followed by a long discussion
- vidta åtgärdtake action
Questions
What does vidta mean in English?
vidta means “take, follow”.
What is the past tense of vidta?
The past tense of vidta is vidtog (“jag vidtog”). The supine is vidtagit, used in “jag har vidtagit”.
What is the present tense of vidta?
vidtar, the same for every person: jag vidtar, du vidtar, vi vidtar.
Similar words
vidtaga
Origin
vid + ta
Nearby common words
vidta is number 5,345 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,341ryck jerk, whim
- 5,342arab Arab, Arabian
- 5,343app app, application
- 5,344diskuterad discussed
- 5,346underrättad informed
- 5,347svett sweaty
- 5,348lossna come loose
- 5,349referens reference
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