bliva
Meaning
dated form of bli
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bliva | to dated form of bli |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bliver | jag bliver |
| Past | blev | jag blev |
| Supine | blivit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har blivit | jag har blivit |
| Past perfect | hade blivit | jag hade blivit |
| Future | ska bliva | or: kommer att bliva |
| Conditional | skulle bliva | jag skulle bliva |
| Imperative | bliv! | a command |
| Present participle | blivande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | bliven | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | blivas |
|---|---|
| Present | blivs |
| Past | blevs |
| Supine | blivits |
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 bliver. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise bliva
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bliva). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does bliva mean in English?
bliva means “dated form of bli”.
What is the past tense of bliva?
The past tense of bliva is blev (“jag blev”). The supine is blivit, used in “jag har blivit”.
What is the present tense of bliva?
bliver, the same for every person: jag bliver, du bliver, vi bliver.
Nearby common words
bliva is number 3,815 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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