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 | förta; förtaga |
| Present | förtar; förtager |
| Past | förtog |
| Imperative | förta; förtag |
| Supine | förtagit; förtatt |
Verbs conjugated like 'förta'
akttaga,
andra,
andraga,
ankaretaga,
anta,
antaga,
arvtaga,
avbedraga,
avdagata,
avdagataga,
avdraga,
avta,
avtaga,
bedra,
bedraga,
beslagta,
betaga,
bidra,
bidraga,
bortta, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'förta'
forka,
forma,
forna,
forsa,
förta,
fortla,
fota,
horta,
jorta,
korta,
Translations
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Hon tyckte sagostämningen förtogs av filmens kassa CGI (She thought the crappy CGI in the movie took away from the fairytale atmosphere)
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Bråket efter matchen förtog lite av glädjen efter vinsten (The post-match brawl took away some of the joy of having won)
Additional Information
Etymology
From Old Swedish fortaka. Attested since the first half of the 14th century. Cognate with English fortake. See: English '
fortake'.
Verbs referencing "förta"
English
fortake.
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.