bidra
Meaning
contribute; make a contribution to; help; promote
In Swedish: hjälpa, medverka
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bidra | to contribute |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bidrar | jag bidrar |
| Past | bidrog | jag bidrog |
| Supine | bidragit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har bidragit | jag har bidragit |
| Past perfect | hade bidragit | jag hade bidragit |
| Future | ska bidra | or: kommer att bidra |
| Conditional | skulle bidra | jag skulle bidra |
| Imperative | bidra! | a command |
| Present participle | bidragande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | bidras |
|---|---|
| Present | bidras |
| Past | bidrogs |
| Supine | bidragits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use bidrar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise bidra
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bidra). Which is the past tense?
bidra in a sentence
- en bidragande orsak till konfliktenone of the factors which contributed to the conflict
- hon bidrog till en konstruktiv lösning av fråganshe helped bring the matter to a satisfactory conclusion
Questions
What does bidra mean in English?
bidra means “contribute, make a contribution to”.
What is the past tense of bidra?
The past tense of bidra is bidrog (“jag bidrog”). The supine is bidragit, used in “jag har bidragit”.
What is the present tense of bidra?
bidrar, the same for every person: jag bidrar, du bidrar, vi bidrar.
Similar words
Origin
bi- + dra, from German beitragen.
Nearby common words
bidra is number 3,526 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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