återgå
Meaning
return; go back
In Swedish: gå tillbaka
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att återgå | to return |
|---|---|---|
| Present | återgår | jag återgår |
| Past | återgick | jag återgick |
| Supine | återgått | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har återgått | jag har återgått |
| Past perfect | hade återgått | jag hade återgått |
| Future | ska återgå | or: kommer att återgå |
| Conditional | skulle återgå | jag skulle återgå |
| Imperative | återgå! | a command |
| Present participle | återgående | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | återgången | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | återgås |
|---|---|
| Present | återgås |
| Past | återgicks |
| Supine | återgåtts |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use återgår. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise återgå
1 / 2Yesterday I … (återgå). Which is the past tense?
återgå in a sentence
- allt återgick till det normalaeverything went back to normal
- återgå till arbetetgo back to work
- För att återgå till ämnet så fick jag just en idéTo get back to the topic, I just had an idea
- Dags att återgå till arbetetTime to get back to work
- De osålda exemplaren återgick till förlagetThe unsold copies were returned to the publisher
Questions
What does återgå mean in English?
återgå means “return, go back”.
What is the past tense of återgå?
The past tense of återgå is återgick (“jag återgick”). The supine is återgått, used in “jag har återgått”.
What is the present tense of återgå?
återgår, the same for every person: jag återgår, du återgår, vi återgår.
Similar words
återfalla
Origin
åter (“back”) + gå (“go”)
Nearby common words
återgå is number 2,522 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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