Swedish verb

boxas

box

Meaning

box

In Swedish: ägna sig åt boxning; slåss med knytnävarna

Conjugation

Conjugation of boxas (box)
Infinitiveatt boxasto box
Presentboxasjag boxas
Pastboxadesjag boxades
Supineboxatsused after har / hade
Perfecthar boxatsjag har boxats
Past perfecthade boxatsjag hade boxats
Futureska boxasor: kommer att boxas
Conditionalskulle boxasjag skulle boxas
Imperativeboxas!a command

boxas is a deponent verb: it ends in -s in every form but has an active meaning, so it has no separate passive. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use boxas. See the four verb groups explained.

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What does boxas mean?

Questions

What does boxas mean in English?

boxas means “box”.

What is the past tense of boxas?

The past tense of boxas is boxades (“jag boxades”). The supine is boxats, used in “jag har boxats”.

What is the present tense of boxas?

boxas, the same for every person: jag boxas, du boxas, vi boxas.

Origin

Passive of boxa.

Nearby common words

boxas is number 5,319 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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