vilseleda
Meaning
mislead
In Swedish: leda på fel väg, lura
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att vilseleda | to mislead |
|---|---|---|
| Present | vilseleder | jag vilseleder |
| Past | vilseledde | jag vilseledde |
| Supine | vilselett | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har vilselett | jag har vilselett |
| Past perfect | hade vilselett | jag hade vilselett |
| Future | ska vilseleda | or: kommer att vilseleda |
| Conditional | skulle vilseleda | jag skulle vilseleda |
| Imperative | vilseled! | a command |
| Present participle | vilseledande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | vilseledd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | vilseledas |
|---|---|
| Present | vilseleds |
| Past | vilseleddes |
| Supine | vilseletts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use vilseleder. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise vilseleda
1 / 2Yesterday I … (vilseleda). Which is the past tense?
vilseleda in a sentence
- vilseledande reklammisleading advertising
- Företaget anklagades för att vilseleda kunder med sin reklamThe company was accused of misleading customers with its advertising
Questions
What does vilseleda mean in English?
vilseleda means “mislead”.
What is the past tense of vilseleda?
The past tense of vilseleda is vilseledde (“jag vilseledde”). The supine is vilselett, used in “jag har vilselett”.
What is the present tense of vilseleda?
vilseleder, the same for every person: jag vilseleder, du vilseleder, vi vilseleder.
Similar words
Origin
vilse + leda
Nearby common words
vilseleda is number 7,734 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 7,732bulta beat, knock
- 7,733regnbåge a rainbow, a rainbow trout (short for regnbågsforell, Oncorhynchus mykiss)
- 7,735mexikan Mexican
- 7,736anordning device, arrangement
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- 7,738diktator dictator
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