älska
Meaning
love
In Swedish: känna kärlek till, vara kär i
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att älska | to love |
|---|---|---|
| Present | älskar | jag älskar |
| Past | älskade | jag älskade |
| Supine | älskat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har älskat | jag har älskat |
| Past perfect | hade älskat | jag hade älskat |
| Future | ska älska | or: kommer att älska |
| Conditional | skulle älska | jag skulle älska |
| Imperative | älska! | a command |
| Present participle | älskande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | älskad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | älskas |
|---|---|
| Present | älskas |
| Past | älskades |
| Supine | älskats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use älskar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise älska
1 / 2Yesterday I … (älska). Which is the past tense?
älska in a sentence
- älska god matlove good food
- jag älskar digI love you
- du älskar att reta migyou love to tease me
- Jag älskar mina barnI love my children
- Jag älskar deras nya kebabsåsI love their new kebab sauce
Questions
What does älska mean in English?
älska means “love”.
What is the past tense of älska?
The past tense of älska is älskade (“jag älskade”). The supine is älskat, used in “jag har älskat”.
What is the present tense of älska?
älskar, the same for every person: jag älskar, du älskar, vi älskar.
Similar words
hålla av
Where the course teaches it
- Why Swedish verb conjugation is simpleComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Swedish past tense verb conjugationComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Få versus kan: permission in SwedishComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Swedish verbs for love, hate and likeComplete Swedish – Season 2
- Swedish kitchen vocabulary and the verb föredraComplete Swedish – Season 2
Origin
From Old Swedish ælska, from Old Norse ælska (Compare Old West Norse elska).
Nearby common words
älska is number 151 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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