arbeta in

Swedish

Verb

arbeta in (present arbetar in, preterite arbetade in, supine arbetat in, imperative arbeta in)

1. establish (e.g. a brand)

   Synonym: etablera

   Att arbeta in ett varumärke är en lång process.

   Establishing a brand is a long process.

2. knead in, work in

   Skär smöret i tärningar, arbeta in det i degen.

   Cut the butter into cubes, work it into the dough.

3. to work extra to compensate lost work, do overtime

   Jag arbetade in rasten och slutade tidigare.

   I worked on the break time and quit earlier.

Conjugation

Conjugation of arbeta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	arbeta in		arbetas in
supine	arbetat in		arbetats in
imperative	arbeta in		—
imper. plural1	arbeten in		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	arbetar in	arbetade in	arbetas in	arbetades in
ind. plural1	arbeta in	arbetade in	arbetas in	arbetades in
subjunctive2	arbete in	arbetade in	arbetes in	arbetades in
present participle		inarbetande
past participle		inarbetad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• inarbeta