Swedish verb

ösa

pour/²øːsa/

Meaning

pour

In Swedish: flytta vätska från en behållare till en annan

Conjugation

Conjugation of ösa (pour)
Infinitiveatt ösato pour
Presentöserjag öser
Pastöstejag öste
Supineöstused after har / hade
Perfecthar östjag har öst
Past perfecthade östjag hade öst
Futureska ösaor: kommer att ösa
Conditionalskulle ösajag skulle ösa
Imperativeös!a command
Present participleösande-ing, used as an adjective
Past participleöstused like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of ösa
Infinitiveösas
Presentöses
Pastöstes
Supineösts

Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use öser. See the four verb groups explained.

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ösa in a sentence

  • ösa socker över yoghurten
    pour (heap) sugar on to yoghurt
  • ösa en båt
    bale a boat
  • regnet öser ner
    it is pouring with rain
  • Kocken öste upp soppan åt varje gäst.
    The cook poured the soup for each guest.
  • Regnet öser ner.
    The rain is pouring down.

Questions

What does ösa mean in English?

ösa means “pour”.

What is the past tense of ösa?

The past tense of ösa is öste (“jag öste”). The supine is öst, used in “jag har öst”.

What is the present tense of ösa?

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

Origin

From Old Swedish ø̄sa, from Old Norse ausa, from Proto-Germanic *ausaną.

Nearby common words

ösa is number 8,230 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 8,226villkora condition (attach conditions to something)
  • 8,227nationalgarde a national guard ((defensive) military (reserve) force (sometimes with other duties))
  • 8,228framförallt especially, above all (of prime importance)
  • 8,229töntigt dorkily, sillily
  • 8,231förbud ban, prohibition
  • 8,232grus gravel
  • 8,233katalog catalogue, (catalog (US))
  • 8,234prydlig neat
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