Swedish verb

berusa

to intoxicate (usually with/of a substance, usually alcohol), to intoxicate (fill with enthusiasm, passion, madness, or the like), to get drunk (drink and make oneself drunk), to get drunk (on something)

Meaning

to intoxicate (usually with/of a substance, usually alcohol); to intoxicate (fill with enthusiasm, passion, madness, or the like); to get drunk (drink and make oneself drunk); to get drunk (on something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of berusa (intoxicate)
Infinitive	att berusa	to intoxicate
Present	berusar	jag berusar
Past	berusade	jag berusade
Supine	berusat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har berusat	jag har berusat
Past perfect	hade berusat	jag hade berusat
Future	ska berusa	or: kommer att berusa
Conditional	skulle berusa	jag skulle berusa
Imperative	berusa!	a command
Present participle	berusande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	berusad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of berusa
Infinitive	berusas
Present	berusas
Past	berusades
Supine	berusats

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 berusar. See the four verb groups explained.

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berusa in a sentence

berusande kärlek
intoxicating love

Questions

What does berusa mean in English?

berusa means “to intoxicate (usually with/of a substance, usually alcohol), to intoxicate (fill with enthusiasm, passion, madness, or the like)”.

What is the past tense of berusa?

The past tense of berusa is berusade (“jag berusade”). The supine is berusat, used in “jag har berusat”.

What is the present tense of berusa?

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

Origin

be- + rusa, "be-rush"

Nearby common words

berusa is number 9,017 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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