beundra
Meaning
admire
In Swedish: vara imponerad av, se upp till
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att beundra | to admire |
|---|---|---|
| Present | beundrar | jag beundrar |
| Past | beundrade | jag beundrade |
| Supine | beundrat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har beundrat | jag har beundrat |
| Past perfect | hade beundrat | jag hade beundrat |
| Future | ska beundra | or: kommer att beundra |
| Conditional | skulle beundra | jag skulle beundra |
| Imperative | beundra! | a command |
| Present participle | beundrande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | beundrad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | beundras |
|---|---|
| Present | beundras |
| Past | beundrades |
| Supine | beundrats |
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 beundrar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise beundra
1 / 2Yesterday I … (beundra). Which is the past tense?
beundra in a sentence
- beundra utsiktenadmire the view
- hon beundrade sin läkareshe admired her doctor
Questions
What does beundra mean in English?
beundra means “admire”.
What is the past tense of beundra?
The past tense of beundra is beundrade (“jag beundrade”). The supine is beundrat, used in “jag har beundrat”.
What is the present tense of beundra?
beundrar, the same for every person: jag beundrar, du beundrar, vi beundrar.
Similar words
se upp till
Origin
be- + undra
Nearby common words
beundra is number 2,566 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 2,562rikta direct, straighten (out)
- 2,563häng hanging out (the act of casually residing)
- 2,564väst waistcoat, vest, west
- 2,565zombie zombie
- 2,567datum date
- 2,568bryt slang translation of the English noun break, based on the verb bryta, corresponding to various Swedish nouns ending in -brott.
- 2,569batteri battery, rhythm section
- 2,570bibel bible
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