bry
bry as a verb
Meaning
care
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bry | to care |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bryr | jag bryr |
| Past | brydde | jag brydde |
| Supine | brytt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har brytt | jag har brytt |
| Past perfect | hade brytt | jag hade brytt |
| Future | ska bry | or: kommer att bry |
| Conditional | skulle bry | jag skulle bry |
| Imperative | bry! | a command |
| Present participle | bryende | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | brydd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | brys |
|---|---|
| Present | brys |
| Past | bryddes |
| Supine | brytts |
Group 3: short verbs. The infinitive does not end in -a; present -r, past -dde, supine -tt. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use bryr. See the four verb groups explained.
bry as a noun(ett bry)
Meaning
synonym of bryderi
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett bry |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | bryet |
bry is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort bry, det stora bryet. Check another noun
Practise bry
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bry). Which is the past tense?
bry in a sentence
- Bry inte era söta små huvuden med såntDon't bother your pretty little heads with such things
- Det är inte värt att bry sin hjärna medIt's not worth taxing [bothering] your brain with
Questions
What does bry mean in English?
bry means “care”.
Is it en bry or ett bry?
It is ett bry, and “the synonym of bryderi” is bryet.
What is the past tense of bry?
The past tense of bry is brydde (“jag brydde”). The supine is brytt, used in “jag har brytt”.
What is the present tense of bry?
bryr, the same for every person: jag bryr, du bryr, vi bryr.
Origin
Nominalization of the verbal sense of Etymology 2; attested in writing since 1679, despite being derived from the later-attested verb.
Nearby common words
bry is number 1,103 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 1,099någonstans somewhere, anywhere; in, at or to any place
- 1,100gäst guest
- 1,101presentera introduce
- 1,102fröken Miss
- 1,104medicin medicine
- 1,105överraskning surprise
- 1,106nervös nervous
- 1,107vägra refuse
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