Swedish verb· top 5,000 most common

böja

flex, incline, bow, curve

Meaning

flex; incline; bow; curve; bend; inflect, decline [nouns, pronouns, adjectives], conjugate [verbs]

In Swedish: kröka, bocka

Conjugation

Conjugation of böja (flex)
Infinitive	att böja	to flex
Present	böjer	jag böjer
Past	böjde	jag böjde
Supine	böjt	used after har / hade
Perfect	har böjt	jag har böjt
Past perfect	hade böjt	jag hade böjt
Future	ska böja	or: kommer att böja
Conditional	skulle böja	jag skulle böja
Imperative	böj!	a command
Present participle	böjande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	böjd	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of böja
Infinitive	böjas
Present	böjs
Past	böjdes
Supine	böjts

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 böjer. See the four verb groups explained.

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böja in a sentence

de fick böja sig för majoriteten
they had to submit to the majority opinion
Böj på knäna!
Bend your knees!
För mig skall alla knän böja sig.
To me every knee shall bow.

Questions

What does böja mean in English?

böja means “flex, incline”.

What is the past tense of böja?

The past tense of böja is böjde (“jag böjde”). The supine is böjt, used in “jag har böjt”.

What is the present tense of böja?

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

Similar words

kröka

Origin

From Old Swedish bø̄ghia, from Old Norse beygja, from Proto-Germanic *baugijaną.

Nearby common words

böja is number 4,140 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,136avancerad advanced
4,137utslag decision, manifestation
4,138ordentlig orderly
4,139sträck (in a) row, straight (without interruption)
4,141invadera invade
4,142äventyra hazard, risk
4,143blodprov blood sample
4,144rulle roller, roll

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