beröva
Meaning
strip; rob; deprive
In Swedish: ta ifrån
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att beröva | to strip |
|---|---|---|
| Present | berövar | jag berövar |
| Past | berövade | jag berövade |
| Supine | berövat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har berövat | jag har berövat |
| Past perfect | hade berövat | jag hade berövat |
| Future | ska beröva | or: kommer att beröva |
| Conditional | skulle beröva | jag skulle beröva |
| Imperative | beröva! | a command |
| Present participle | berövande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | berövad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | berövas |
|---|---|
| Present | berövas |
| Past | berövades |
| Supine | berövats |
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 berövar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise beröva
1 / 2Yesterday I … (beröva). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does beröva mean in English?
beröva means “strip, rob”.
What is the past tense of beröva?
The past tense of beröva is berövade (“jag berövade”). The supine is berövat, used in “jag har berövat”.
What is the present tense of beröva?
berövar, the same for every person: jag berövar, du berövar, vi berövar.
Similar words
fråntagatjuvaundandraga
Origin
Inherited from Old Swedish berøva, from Middle Low German beroven, from Proto-Germanic *biraubōną.
Nearby common words
beröva is number 5,922 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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