bura
Meaning
only used in bura in
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bura | to only used in bura in |
|---|---|---|
| Present | burar | jag burar |
| Past | burade | jag burade |
| Supine | burat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har burat | jag har burat |
| Past perfect | hade burat | jag hade burat |
| Future | ska bura | or: kommer att bura |
| Conditional | skulle bura | jag skulle bura |
| Imperative | bura! | a command |
| Present participle | burande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | burad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | buras |
|---|---|
| Present | buras |
| Past | burades |
| Supine | burats |
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 burar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise bura
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bura). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does bura mean in English?
bura means “only used in bura in”.
What is the past tense of bura?
The past tense of bura is burade (“jag burade”). The supine is burat, used in “jag har burat”.
What is the present tense of bura?
burar, the same for every person: jag burar, du burar, vi burar.
Origin
bur (“cage”) + -a
Nearby common words
bura is number 4,422 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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