bjuda
Meaning
invite; offer; ask
In Swedish: be (någon) komma hem till sig; erbjuda (mat), bekosta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bjuda | to invite |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bjuder | jag bjuder |
| Past | bjöd | jag bjöd |
| Supine | bjudit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har bjudit | jag har bjudit |
| Past perfect | hade bjudit | jag hade bjudit |
| Future | ska bjuda | or: kommer att bjuda |
| Conditional | skulle bjuda | jag skulle bjuda |
| Imperative | bjud! | a command |
| Present participle | bjudande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | bjuden | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | bjudas |
|---|---|
| Present | bjuds |
| Past | bjöds |
| Supine | bjudits |
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 bjuder. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise bjuda
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bjuda). Which is the past tense?
bjuda in a sentence
- hennes föräldrar bjöd mig på middagher parents invited me to dinner
- man får ta de möjligheter som bjudsyou just have to make the best of things
- Om hon gillar te så bjud henneIf she likes tea, offer her (tea)
- Ni behöver inte betala. Jag bjuder!You don't have to pay. I'll foot the bill! (Literally "I give/offer!")
- Jag blev bjuden på konjak och på cigarrerI was given cognac and cigars (second på optional)
- Köp två så bjuder vi på den tredjeBuy two and get the third one free
Words built with bjuda
- bortbjuden invited out
Questions
What does bjuda mean in English?
bjuda means “invite, offer”.
What is the past tense of bjuda?
The past tense of bjuda is bjöd (“jag bjöd”). The supine is bjudit, used in “jag har bjudit”.
What is the present tense of bjuda?
bjuder, the same for every person: jag bjuder, du bjuder, vi bjuder.
Similar words
bjussa
Origin
From Old Swedish biūþa, from Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to wake, rise up”).
Nearby common words
bjuda is number 680 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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