rädda
Swedish edit
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Adjective edit
rädda
Verb edit
rädda (present räddar, preterite räddade, supine räddat, imperative rädda)
- to save (prevent from dying or going under more broadly, like in English)
- Du har räddat mitt liv
- You have saved my life
- Den nya kebabsåsens krämighet är det som räddar den, för det gamla receptet var godare
- The creaminess of the new kebab sauce is what saves it, because the old recipe was tastier
- to rescue
- bli räddad av en räddningshelikopter
- be rescued by a rescue helicopter
- (sports) to save (catch or deflect (a shot at a goal))
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of rädda (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | rädda | räddas | ||
| Supine | räddat | räddats | ||
| Imperative | rädda | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | rädden | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | räddar | räddade | räddas | räddades |
| Ind. plural1 | rädda | räddade | räddas | räddades |
| Subjunctive2 | rädde | räddade | räddes | räddades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | räddande | |||
| Past participle | räddad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||