Swedish verb

ansa

tend, see to

Meaning

tend, see to

In Swedish: vårda, sköta

Conjugation

Conjugation of ansa (tend)
Infinitive	att ansa	to tend
Present	ansar	jag ansar
Past	ansade	jag ansade
Supine	ansat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har ansat	jag har ansat
Past perfect	hade ansat	jag hade ansat
Future	ska ansa	or: kommer att ansa
Conditional	skulle ansa	jag skulle ansa
Imperative	ansa!	a command
Present participle	ansande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	ansad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of ansa
Infinitive	ansas
Present	ansas
Past	ansades
Supine	ansats

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 ansar. See the four verb groups explained.

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ansa in a sentence

ansa skägget
trim one's beard

Questions

What does ansa mean in English?

ansa means “tend, see to”.

What is the past tense of ansa?

The past tense of ansa is ansade (“jag ansade”). The supine is ansat, used in “jag har ansat”.

What is the present tense of ansa?

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

Nearby common words

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6,370uppsikt supervision
6,371fax a fax (machine) c, a fax (document) n
6,372avfall rubbish, refuse

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