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 | ursäkta |
| Present | ursäktar |
| Past | ursäktade |
| Imperative | ursäkta |
| Supine | ursäktat |
Verbs conjugated like 'ursäkta'
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 'ursäkta'
ersätta,
ursaka,
utsätta,
äkta,
anfäkta,
ansätta,
åsätta,
avsätta,
besätta,
besikta,
Translations
apologize, to make an apology or excuse
excuse, forgive, pardon
excuse, explain with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement
enable, to allow a way out or excuse for an action
Additional Information
Etymology
1. fsv. ursäkta, orsäkta; till URSÄKT References:
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2. From Old Swedish ursækta, from ursækt, equivalent to ursäkt + -a. See: Old Swedish '
ursækta'.
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.