bogsera
Meaning
tow
In Swedish: dra, släpa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bogsera | to tow |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bogserar | jag bogserar |
| Past | bogserade | jag bogserade |
| Supine | bogserat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har bogserat | jag har bogserat |
| Past perfect | hade bogserat | jag hade bogserat |
| Future | ska bogsera | or: kommer att bogsera |
| Conditional | skulle bogsera | jag skulle bogsera |
| Imperative | bogsera! | a command |
| Present participle | bogserande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | bogserad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | bogseras |
|---|---|
| Present | bogseras |
| Past | bogserades |
| Supine | bogserats |
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 bogserar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise bogsera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bogsera). Which is the past tense?
bogsera in a sentence
- bogsera en biltow a car
- bogsera en båttow a boat
- hjälpa våren på traven genom att bogsera bort ett isflakhelping spring along by towing away an ice floe
Questions
What does bogsera mean in English?
bogsera means “tow”.
What is the past tense of bogsera?
The past tense of bogsera is bogserade (“jag bogserade”). The supine is bogserat, used in “jag har bogserat”.
What is the present tense of bogsera?
bogserar, the same for every person: jag bogserar, du bogserar, vi bogserar.
Origin
Borrowed from Dutch boegseren, from Portuguese puxar (“to pull”).
Nearby common words
bogsera is number 9,019 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,015nedslagen dejected
- 9,016sporta do sports, play
- 9,017berusa to intoxicate (usually with/of a substance, usually alcohol), to intoxicate (fill with enthusiasm, passion, madness, or the like)
- 9,018spillra splinter
- 9,020bärare porter, wearer
- 9,021framsäte front seat
- 9,022garnison garrison
- 9,023hemlighålla keep secret, conceal
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