bistå
Meaning
help; aid; assist
In Swedish: hjälpa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bistå | to help |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bistår | jag bistår |
| Past | bistod | jag bistod |
| Supine | bistått | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har bistått | jag har bistått |
| Past perfect | hade bistått | jag hade bistått |
| Future | ska bistå | or: kommer att bistå |
| Conditional | skulle bistå | jag skulle bistå |
| Imperative | bistå! | a command |
| Present participle | bistående | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | bistådd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | bistås |
|---|---|
| Present | bistås |
| Past | bistods |
| Supine | biståtts |
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 bistår. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise bistå
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bistå). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does bistå mean in English?
bistå means “help, aid”.
What is the past tense of bistå?
The past tense of bistå is bistod (“jag bistod”). The supine is bistått, used in “jag har bistått”.
What is the present tense of bistå?
bistår, the same for every person: jag bistår, du bistår, vi bistår.
Similar words
undsättahjälpa
Origin
bi- + stå
Nearby common words
bistå is number 7,457 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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