Jag portionerar matresterna.

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Breakdown of Jag portionerar matresterna.

• matresterna: the leftovers
• portionera: to portion out

Questions & Answers about Jag portionerar matresterna.

What does portionerar mean exactly in this sentence?

Portionerar means portion, divide into portions, or serve out into portions.

So Jag portionerar matresterna means something like:

• I portion out the leftovers
• I divide the leftovers into portions
• sometimes naturally in English: I’m portioning the leftovers

It suggests you are separating the leftovers into manageable amounts, often for storage or later meals.

Why does portionerar end in -r?

Because it is in the present tense.

The infinitive is portionera = to portion / to divide into portions.
In the present tense, Swedish often adds -r to verbs ending in -a:

• att portionera = to portion
• jag portionerar = I portion

This same form is used with all subjects:

• jag portionerar = I portion
• du portionerar = you portion
• han/hon portionerar = he/she portions

So Swedish verbs do not change for different persons the way English sometimes does.

Is portionera a normal Swedish verb?