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 | diktera |
| Present | dikterar |
| Past | dikterade |
| Imperative | diktera |
| Supine | dikterat |
Verbs conjugated like 'diktera'
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 'diktera'
aktera,
citera,
datera,
dekatera,
dikta,
dilatera,
diluera,
dinera,
diskutera,
dotera,
Translations
dictate, to speak in order for someone to write down the words
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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diktera ett brev (dictate a letter)
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diktera villkoren (dictate the conditions)
Additional Information
Etymology
jfr t. diktieren, fr.
dicter, af lat. dictare, ofta säga, diktera, dikta, författa, föreskrifva, befalla, frekventativ till dicere (jfr EDIKT), säga, som etymologiskt svarar mot TE, v., visa (jfr DEIKTISK); jfr ytterligare eng. dictate, v., äfvensom DIKTA, v.
1 —
dichtera synes bero på inflytande från biformen
dichta till DIKTA, v.
1 (o.
dicht till DIKT, sbst.
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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.