In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | baktala |
| Present | baktalar |
| Past | baktalade |
| Imperative | baktala |
| Supine | baktalat |
Verbs conjugated like 'baktala'
abalienera,
abandonnera,
abbreviera,
abdikera,
abila,
ablaktera,
abonnera,
abortera,
abradera,
absentera,
absolvera,
absorbera,
abstrahera,
accedera,
accelerera,
accentera,
accentuera,
acceptera,
accisera,
acklimatisera, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'baktala'
buktala,
avtala,
betala,
samtala,
akta,
aktera,
akttaga,
anhala,
antaga,
åtala,
Translations
defame, to harm, to diminish the reputation of
slam, to speak badly of
slander, utter a slanderous statement about
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
Additional Information
Etymology
1. fsv. baktala, motsv. d.
bagtale; se BAK, adv., o. TALA; jfr uttr.
tala på ngns bak (se BAK, sbst.
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c) samt fsv. bakmäla, baktuska, bakvita References:
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2. From bak- (“back-”) + tala (“talk”), ultimately from Old Norse tala, from Proto-Germanic *talō (“calculation, number”), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to reckon, count”).
Cognates
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Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.