Swedish verb· top 1,000 most common

andas

respire, breathe, hint at, suggest

Meaning

respire; breathe; hint at; suggest; speak of; exude; indicate

In Swedish: dra in luft i (och skicka ut luft ur) lungorna

Conjugation

Conjugation of andas (respire)
Infinitive	att andas	to respire
Present	andas	jag andas
Past	andades	jag andades
Supine	andats	used after har / hade
Perfect	har andats	jag har andats
Past perfect	hade andats	jag hade andats
Future	ska andas	or: kommer att andas
Conditional	skulle andas	jag skulle andas
Imperative	andas!	a command

andas is a deponent verb: it ends in -s in every form but has an active meaning, so it has no separate passive. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use andas. See the four verb groups explained.

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What does andas mean?

andas in a sentence

andas djupt
breathe deeply
ha svårt att andas
have difficulty in breathing
andas in
breathe in, inhale
andas ut
breathe out, exhale
rapporten andas tillfredsställelse
the report suggests satisfaction
Han andas inte
He is not breathing
Deras agerande andas desperation
Their actions smack of desperation
Bilens interiör andas klass
The interior of the car exudes class

Expressions

andas ut
breathe freely

Questions

What does andas mean in English?

andas means “respire, breathe”.

What is the past tense of andas?

The past tense of andas is andades (“jag andades”). The supine is andats, used in “jag har andats”.

What is the present tense of andas?

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

Similar words

hämta syrerespirera

Origin

From Old Swedish anda, from Old Norse anda (“to breathe”), from Proto-Germanic *anadōną, having changed form from an active to a deponent verb.

Nearby common words

andas is number 841 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

837förlorad lost
838höger right
839band band, bond
840särskilt particularly, especially
842trots despite, in spite of
843omkring around, about
844brev letter
845vila rest

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