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 | mata |
| Present | matar |
| Past | matade |
| Imperative | mata |
| Supine | matat |
Verbs conjugated like 'mata'
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 'mata'
hata,
lata,
maga,
maja,
maka,
mala,
mana,
marta,
masa,
masta,
Translations
feed, to give food to eat
spoon-feed, help somebody to eat using a spoon
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Allt du behövde göra var att mata kuben
(Hellraiser)
Additional Information
mata ge mat åt
[A matar B/x]
Engelsk översättning
feed
Exempel
djuren får inte matas!---do not feed the animals!
Svenskt uppslagsord
matar matade matat mata(!)
verb
undan för undan förse (en maskin) med material
[A matar in x; A/x matar fram y]
Engelsk översättning
feed
Exempel
mata in i dator---feed into the computer
papperet matas fram i
maskinen---the paper is fed through the machine
Etymology
1. fsv. mata; avledn. av MAT, sbst.
2 References:
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2. From Old Swedish mata, from mat (“food”) + -a.
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.