lifta – Swedish verb conjugation

Swedish verb forms of lifta

Modern Swedish

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

Infinitivelifta
Presentliftar
Pastliftade
Imperativelifta
Supineliftat

Translations

  • hitchhike, to try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road
  • Synonyms & Antonyms

    Sample Sentences

    • Vi liftade till Sölvesborg (We hitchhiked to Sölvesborg)

    Additional Information

    Etymology

    1. till eng. lift, eg.: lyftning, i sådana uttr. som to get a lift, få åka med på ngns fordon, to give one a lift, låta ngn få åka med References: 1 2
    2. English lift + -a

    Cognates

    -

    Swedish AD ~1900

    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.

    Gerund: liftande

    Indicative

    Present

    jagliftar
    duliftar
    han;honliftar
    vilifta
    nilifta
    delifta

    Perfect

    jaghar liftat
    duhar liftat
    han;honhar liftat
    viha liftat
    niha liftat
    deha liftat

    Past

    jagliftade
    duliftade
    han;honliftade
    viliftade
    niliftade
    deliftade

    Pluperfect

    jaghade liftat
    duhade liftat
    han;honhade liftat
    vihade liftat
    nihade liftat
    dehade liftat

    Future

    jagskulle lifta
    duskulle lifta
    han;honskulle lifta
    viskola lifta
    niskola lifta
    deskola lifta

    Future Perfect

    jagskulle ha(va) liftat
    duskulle ha(va) liftat
    han;honskulle ha(va) liftat
    viskola ha(va) liftat
    niskola ha(va) liftat
    deskola ha(va) liftat

    Conjunctive

    Present

    jagmå lifta
    dumå lifta
    han;honmå lifta
    vimå lifta
    nimå lifta
    demå lifta

    Perfect

    jagmå ha(va) liftat
    dumå ha(va) liftat
    han;honmå ha(va) liftat
    vimå ha(va) liftat
    nimå ha(va) liftat
    demå ha(va) liftat

    Past

    jagskulle lifta
    duskulle lifta
    han;honskulle lifta
    viskulle lifta
    niskulle lifta
    deskulle lifta

    Pluperfect

    jagskulle ha(va) liftat
    duskulle ha(va) liftat
    han;honskulle ha(va) liftat
    viskulle ha(va) liftat
    niskulle ha(va) liftat
    deskulle ha(va) liftat

    Conditional

    Present

    jagskulle lifta
    duskulle lifta
    han;honskulle lifta
    viskulle lifta
    niskulle lifta
    deskulle lifta

    Perfect

    jagskulle ha(va) liftat
    duskulle ha(va) liftat
    han;honskulle ha(va) liftat
    viskulle ha(va) liftat
    niskulle ha(va) liftat
    deskulle ha(va) liftat

    Imperative

    dulifta
    viLåt oss lifta
    nilifta

    Swedish Dialects of Finland