Swedish adjective · verb· top 2,000 most common

äkta

authentic, real, lawfully wedded

äkta as an adjective

Meaning

authentic; real; lawfully wedded

In Swedish: inte förfalskad el. konstgjord

Forms

Forms of äkta
Basic form	äkta	with en-words
Neuter	äkta	with ett-words
Plural and definite	äkta	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	mer äkta	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	mest äkta	“-est”, “most …”

äkta as a verb

Meaning

marry

In Swedish: gifta sig med

Conjugation

Conjugation of äkta (marry)
Infinitive	att äkta	to marry
Present	äktar	jag äktar
Past	äktade	jag äktade
Supine	äktat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har äktat	jag har äktat
Past perfect	hade äktat	jag hade äktat
Future	ska äkta	or: kommer att äkta
Conditional	skulle äkta	jag skulle äkta
Imperative	äkta!	a command
Present participle	äktande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	äktad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of äkta
Infinitive	äktas
Present	äktas
Past	äktades
Supine	äktats

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 äktar. See the four verb groups explained.

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What does äkta mean?

äkta in a sentence

äkta silver
real silver
en äkta Rembrandtmålning
a genuine Rembrandt
ett äkta intresse
genuine interest
äkta make
(wedded/lawful) husband
Det där var en äkta idioti!
That was pure idiocy!
Äkta hembakade kakor slår allt vad som finns i affärerna.
Real home-made cookies beat everything there is in the shops.
hennes äkta man
her married husband
ett äkta par
a married couple

Questions

What does äkta mean in English?

äkta means “authentic, real”.

What is the past tense of äkta?

The past tense of äkta is äktade (“jag äktade”). The supine is äktat, used in “jag har äktat”.

What is the present tense of äkta?

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

Similar words

genuinriktigoförfalskadveritabel

Origin

From older spelling ekta, from Middle Low German echt, from Proto-West Germanic *aiwahaft.

Nearby common words

äkta is number 1,050 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,046beredd prepared, ready
1,047ansvar responsibility, liability
1,048tuff tough, cool
1,049styrka strength, intensity
1,051närhet neighbourhood, (neighborhood (US)), vicinity
1,052nick header, nod
1,053förvänta expect
1,054enkel easy, simple

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