buga
Meaning
to bow (as a gesture of respect or deference)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att buga | to bow |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bugar | jag bugar |
| Past | bugade | jag bugade |
| Supine | bugat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har bugat | jag har bugat |
| Past perfect | hade bugat | jag hade bugat |
| Future | ska buga | or: kommer att buga |
| Conditional | skulle buga | jag skulle buga |
| Imperative | buga! | a command |
| Present participle | bugande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | bugas |
|---|---|
| Present | bugas |
| Past | bugades |
| Supine | bugats |
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 bugar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise buga
1 / 2Yesterday I … (buga). Which is the past tense?
buga in a sentence
- Han bugade sig djuptHe bowed deeply
Questions
What does buga mean in English?
buga means “to bow (as a gesture of respect or deference)”.
What is the past tense of buga?
The past tense of buga is bugade (“jag bugade”). The supine is bugat, used in “jag har bugat”.
What is the present tense of buga?
bugar, the same for every person: jag bugar, du bugar, vi bugar.
Nearby common words
buga is number 5,475 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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