återgälda
Meaning
repay
In Swedish: betala tillbaka
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att återgälda | to repay |
|---|---|---|
| Present | återgäldar | jag återgäldar |
| Past | återgäldade | jag återgäldade |
| Supine | återgäldat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har återgäldat | jag har återgäldat |
| Past perfect | hade återgäldat | jag hade återgäldat |
| Future | ska återgälda | or: kommer att återgälda |
| Conditional | skulle återgälda | jag skulle återgälda |
| Imperative | återgälda! | a command |
| Present participle | återgäldande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | återgäldad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | återgäldas |
|---|---|
| Present | återgäldas |
| Past | återgäldades |
| Supine | återgäldats |
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 återgäldar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise återgälda
1 / 2Yesterday I … (återgälda). Which is the past tense?
återgälda in a sentence
- jag återgäldade hans komplimangerI repaid his compliments
Questions
What does återgälda mean in English?
återgälda means “repay”.
What is the past tense of återgälda?
The past tense of återgälda is återgäldade (“jag återgäldade”). The supine is återgäldat, used in “jag har återgäldat”.
What is the present tense of återgälda?
återgäldar, the same for every person: jag återgäldar, du återgäldar, vi återgäldar.
Similar words
ge tillbaka
Origin
Inherited from Old Swedish atergiälda.
Nearby common words
återgälda is number 5,220 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,216onormal abnormal
- 5,217re Variation of reda
- 5,218babbla babble
- 5,219dimension dimension
- 5,221insatsstyrka task force
- 5,222baklucka a trunklid, a tailgate, a rear hatch or door (of a vehicle), a trunk (of a car; the closed storage space inside the trunklid or tailgate)
- 5,223sliten hackneyed, stereotyped
- 5,224olämpligt inappropriately, unsuitably
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