vifta
Meaning
wave
In Swedish: svänga (något) fram och tillbaka i luften; vinka
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att vifta | to wave |
|---|---|---|
| Present | viftar | jag viftar |
| Past | viftade | jag viftade |
| Supine | viftat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har viftat | jag har viftat |
| Past perfect | hade viftat | jag hade viftat |
| Future | ska vifta | or: kommer att vifta |
| Conditional | skulle vifta | jag skulle vifta |
| Imperative | vifta! | a command |
| Present participle | viftande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | viftas |
|---|---|
| Present | viftas |
| Past | viftades |
| Supine | viftats |
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 viftar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise vifta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (vifta). Which is the past tense?
vifta in a sentence
- hunden viftade med svansenthe dog wagged its tail
- vifta med händernawave one's hands
- De viftade med små flaggorThey were waving little flags
- vifta med en pistolwave a pistol (semi-figurative for the movement)
- en glad hund viftar på svansena happy dog wags its tail
Questions
What does vifta mean in English?
vifta means “wave”.
What is the past tense of vifta?
The past tense of vifta is viftade (“jag viftade”). The supine is viftat, used in “jag har viftat”.
What is the present tense of vifta?
viftar, the same for every person: jag viftar, du viftar, vi viftar.
Nearby common words
vifta is number 4,593 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,589bromsa brake, apply the brake, put the brake on
- 4,590bästis pal, chum
- 4,591skarp keen, strong
- 4,592mössa hat
- 4,594identifierad identified
- 4,595överlägsen superior, supercilious
- 4,596log smiled
- 4,597sams not quarreling; getting along and on good terms
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary