bussa
Meaning
set; bus
In Swedish: få att angripa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bussa | to set |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bussar | jag bussar |
| Past | bussade | jag bussade |
| Supine | bussat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har bussat | jag har bussat |
| Past perfect | hade bussat | jag hade bussat |
| Future | ska bussa | or: kommer att bussa |
| Conditional | skulle bussa | jag skulle bussa |
| Imperative | bussa! | a command |
| Present participle | bussande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | bussad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | bussas |
|---|---|
| Present | bussas |
| Past | bussades |
| Supine | bussats |
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 bussar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise bussa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bussa). Which is the past tense?
bussa in a sentence
- han bussade hundarna på besökarnahe set the dogs on the visitors
Expressions
- buss på!at him!
Questions
What does bussa mean in English?
bussa means “set, bus”.
What is the past tense of bussa?
The past tense of bussa is bussade (“jag bussade”). The supine is bussat, used in “jag har bussat”.
What is the present tense of bussa?
bussar, the same for every person: jag bussar, du bussar, vi bussar.
Origin
From buss (“bus (vehicle)”) + -a.
Nearby common words
bussa is number 2,605 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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