Swedish verb· top 1,000 most common

ändra

change

Meaning

change

In Swedish: ge annan form el. annat innehåll, förändra

Conjugation

Conjugation of ändra (change)
Infinitive	att ändra	to change
Present	ändrar	jag ändrar
Past	ändrade	jag ändrade
Supine	ändrat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har ändrat	jag har ändrat
Past perfect	hade ändrat	jag hade ändrat
Future	ska ändra	or: kommer att ändra
Conditional	skulle ändra	jag skulle ändra
Imperative	ändra!	a command
Present participle	ändrande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	ändrad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of ändra
Infinitive	ändras
Present	ändras
Past	ändrades
Supine	ändrats

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 ändrar. See the four verb groups explained.

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ändra in a sentence

ändrade regler för beskattning
changed taxation rules
ändra (på) ett beslut
change a decision
ändra (sin) inställning
change (one's) attitude
Kan leoparden ändra sina fläckar?
Can the leopard change its spots?
Jag har ändrat mig.
I have changed my mind.

Questions

What does ändra mean in English?

ändra means “change”.

What is the past tense of ändra?

The past tense of ändra is ändrade (“jag ändrade”). The supine is ändrat, used in “jag har ändrat”.

What is the present tense of ändra?

ändrar, the same for every person: jag ändrar, du ändrar, vi ändrar.

Similar words

förändramodifierakorrigeraomarbeta

Origin

From German ändern.

Nearby common words

ändra is number 601 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

597film film
598mark land, territory
599lycklig happy
600kasta cast, throw
602alltså in other words, accordingly
603uppe up (in a more elevated position relative to the speaker or another object of comparison), up, awake
604gifta marry, married
605president president

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