"posta" meaning in Swedish

See posta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: post + -a Etymology templates: {{suffix|sv|post|a}} post + -a Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|postar|preterite|postade|supine|postat|imperative|posta|head=}} posta (present postar, preterite postade, supine postat, imperative posta), {{sv-verb-reg}} posta (present postar, preterite postade, supine postat, imperative posta) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk}} Forms: postar [present], postade [preterite], postat [supine], posta [imperative], weak [table-tags], posta [active, infinitive], postas [infinitive, passive], postat [active, supine], postats [passive, supine], posta [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], posten [active, archaic, imperative, plural], - [archaic, imperative, passive, plural], postar [active, indicative, present], postade [active, indicative, past], postas [indicative, passive, present], postades [indicative, passive, past], posta [active, archaic, indicative, plural, present], postade [active, archaic, indicative, past, plural], postas [archaic, indicative, passive, plural, present], postades [archaic, indicative, passive, past, plural], poste [active, dated, present, subjunctive], postade [active, dated, past, subjunctive], postes [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], postades [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], postande [active, participle, past, present], postad [active, participle, past]
  1. to put (something) in the mail (for delivery); to post, to mail, to send
    Sense id: en-posta-sv-verb-H7ktzNNO
  2. (Internet) to post (on an internet forum or social media) Tags: Internet Synonyms: breva
    Sense id: en-posta-sv-verb-2nU~Q8Df Categories (other): Internet, Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish terms suffixed with -a, Post Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Swedish terms suffixed with -a: 40 60 Disambiguation of Post: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: postare, inlägg, kommentar, mejla, skicka

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "postat",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
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    },
    {
      "form": "posta",
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    {
      "form": "posta",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postat",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "postats",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "posta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "posten",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "plural"
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "postade",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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    },
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        "present",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
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        "passive",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      "form": "postande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kommentar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mejla"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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          "text": "posta ett brev",
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        [
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          "post",
          "post"
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          "mail",
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        },
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}

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    "Pages with entries",
    "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish terms suffixed with -a",
    "Swedish verbs",
    "Swedish weak verbs",
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        "active",
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}

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