välta
välta as a verb
Meaning
tip
In Swedish: (få att) falla omkull, stjälpa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att välta | to tip |
|---|---|---|
| Present | välter | jag välter |
| Past | välte | jag välte |
| Supine | vält | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har vält | jag har vält |
| Past perfect | hade vält | jag hade vält |
| Future | ska välta | or: kommer att välta |
| Conditional | skulle välta | jag skulle välta |
| Imperative | vält! | a command |
| Present participle | vältande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | vält | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | vältas |
|---|---|
| Present | välts |
| Past | vältes |
| Supine | välts |
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 välter. See the four verb groups explained.
välta as a noun(en välta)
Meaning
a pile or stack of felled trees
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en välta |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | vältan |
| Plural, indefinite | vältor |
| Plural, definite | vältorna |
välta is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor välta, den stora vältan. Check another noun
Practise välta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (välta). Which is the past tense?
välta in a sentence
- hon välte ut mjölkenshe poured out the milk
- bilen välte i kurvanthe car overturned on the bend
- Den välte eftersom hon välte denIt tipped over because she tipped it over
Questions
What does välta mean in English?
välta means “tip”.
Is it en välta or ett välta?
It is en välta, and “the a pile or stack of felled trees” is vältan.
What is the plural of välta?
The plural of välta is vältor, and the definite plural is vältorna.
What is the past tense of välta?
The past tense of välta is välte (“jag välte”). The supine is vält, used in “jag har vält”.
What is the present tense of välta?
välter, the same for every person: jag välter, du välter, vi välter.
Similar words
ha omkullstjälpa
Origin
From Old Norse velta (“to roll over”).
Nearby common words
välta is number 7,518 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,514klarhet clarity
- 7,515visitera search
- 7,516anrop a call, a hailing (an attempt at contacting, usually via radio or other telecommunication), a call, an invocation (of a subprogram, like a function)
- 7,517pappsen the dad, one's dad, daddy
- 7,519förbjöd forbade
- 7,520agerande acting
- 7,521respekterad respected, well-respected
- 7,522snabbast fastest
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