öppna
Meaning
open
In Swedish: göra öppen
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att öppna | to open |
|---|---|---|
| Present | öppnar | jag öppnar |
| Past | öppnade | jag öppnade |
| Supine | öppnat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har öppnat | jag har öppnat |
| Past perfect | hade öppnat | jag hade öppnat |
| Future | ska öppna | or: kommer att öppna |
| Conditional | skulle öppna | jag skulle öppna |
| Imperative | öppna! | a command |
| Present participle | öppnande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | öppnad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | öppnas |
|---|---|
| Present | öppnas |
| Past | öppnades |
| Supine | öppnats |
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 öppnar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise öppna
1 / 2Yesterday I … (öppna). Which is the past tense?
öppna in a sentence
- öppna ett paketopen a packet
- Öppna dörren!Open the door!
- öppna böckerna på sidan 3open your books at page 3
- affären öppnar kl. 9the shop opens at 9 o'clock
- riksdagens högtidliga öppnandethe official opening of Parliament
- öppna ett spelstart a game
- öppna en kongressopen a conference
- Hon öppnade dörrenShe opened the door
Expressions
- öppna eldopen fire
Questions
What does öppna mean in English?
öppna means “open”.
What is the past tense of öppna?
The past tense of öppna is öppnade (“jag öppnade”). The supine is öppnat, used in “jag har öppnat”.
What is the present tense of öppna?
öppnar, the same for every person: jag öppnar, du öppnar, vi öppnar.
Where the course teaches it
Origin
From Old Swedish ypna, øpna, from Old Norse opna, öppen + -a.
Nearby common words
öppna is number 301 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

