älta
Meaning
knead; dwell on
In Swedish: knåda (deg)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att älta | to knead |
|---|---|---|
| Present | ältar | jag ältar |
| Past | ältade | jag ältade |
| Supine | ältat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har ältat | jag har ältat |
| Past perfect | hade ältat | jag hade ältat |
| Future | ska älta | or: kommer att älta |
| Conditional | skulle älta | jag skulle älta |
| Imperative | älta! | a command |
| Present participle | ältande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | ältad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | ältas |
|---|---|
| Present | ältas |
| Past | ältades |
| Supine | ältats |
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 ältar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise älta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (älta). Which is the past tense?
älta in a sentence
- frågan har nu ältats i över ett årthis matter has been discussed over and over again for more
- Hon ältade alltid gamla misstag när hon var deprimerad.She always brooded old mistakes when she was depressed.
- Du måste älta murbruket tills det får en jämn konsistens.You have to work the mortar until it has an even consistency.
Questions
What does älta mean in English?
älta means “knead, dwell on”.
What is the past tense of älta?
The past tense of älta is ältade (“jag ältade”). The supine is ältat, used in “jag har ältat”.
What is the present tense of älta?
ältar, the same for every person: jag ältar, du ältar, vi ältar.
Similar words
Origin
According to Nationalencyklopedins ordbok, the noun definition is attested since 1635, originally meaning "something".
Nearby common words
älta is number 9,118 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,114inbillning imagination, fancy
- 9,115strul fuss, trouble
- 9,116trubbig blunt, obtuse
- 9,117uran uranium
- 9,119bugg bug; an error in a program, a kind of partner dance, developed from jitterbug
- 9,120bokhandel bookstore (a store that sells books), the act of selling books
- 9,121kur treatment
- 9,122tunnla to tunnel (to transport through a tunnel; to transfer data through an encapsulating protocol), to nutmeg
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