busa
Meaning
be up to mischief
In Swedish: bråka
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att busa | to be up to mischief |
|---|---|---|
| Present | busar | jag busar |
| Past | busade | jag busade |
| Supine | busat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har busat | jag har busat |
| Past perfect | hade busat | jag hade busat |
| Future | ska busa | or: kommer att busa |
| Conditional | skulle busa | jag skulle busa |
| Imperative | busa! | a command |
| Present participle | busande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | busas |
|---|---|
| Present | busas |
| Past | busades |
| Supine | busats |
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 busar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise busa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (busa). Which is the past tense?
busa in a sentence
- barnen busade med grannens kattthe children were teasing the neighbour's cat
- De busade med NisseThey fooled around with Nisse
Questions
What does busa mean in English?
busa means “be up to mischief”.
What is the past tense of busa?
The past tense of busa is busade (“jag busade”). The supine is busat, used in “jag har busat”.
What is the present tense of busa?
busar, the same for every person: jag busar, du busar, vi busar.
Nearby common words
busa is number 9,598 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,594matematiker mathematician (person who studies or specializes in mathematics)
- 9,595kortspel card game (any of very many games played with playing cards)
- 9,596svina to behave like a swine (contemptible person), often of rude, indecent behavior or making a mess
- 9,597oskuldsfull innocent (free from immorality), (sometimes) naive (through assuming too much good of people, due to lack of life experience or otherwise)
- 9,599avlida pass away (on), die
- 9,600hack cut, notch
- 9,601lösen ransom, password
- 9,602katoliker catholics
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