| Form | Swedish | English pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | att anta | to … |
| Present | antar | I …, he …s |
| Past (preteritum) | antog | I …ed |
| Supine (perfect) | har antagit | have …ed |
| Past perfect | hade antagit | had …ed |
| Future | ska anta / kommer att anta | will … |
| Imperative | anta! | … ! |
| Past participle | antagen | …ed (adjective) |
Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag antar, du antar, hon antar, vi antar, de antar. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.
How anta conjugates
Group 4 holds the strong and irregular verbs. They change their vowel in the past and supine (skriva → skrev, skrivit) or are fully irregular (vara → är, var, varit). They are few, but they are the most frequent verbs in the language, so they are worth learning one by one. anta is one of them: antar, antog, antagit. Learn these forms together.
Passive (s-form)
Swedish makes the passive by adding -s: the doer drops out and the thing acted on becomes the subject. Spoken Swedish often prefers bli + past participle (blev antagen).
| Form | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | att antas |
| Present | antas |
| Past | antogs |
| Supine | har antagits |
Meanings and examples
Patterns: ngn = någon (someone) · ngt = något (something) · SATS = a clause · VERB = a verb · PLATS = a place · RIKTNING = a direction · TID = a time · SÄTT = a manner · ADJ = an adjective