döva
Meaning
to numb (make (an unpleasant sensation) less intense)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att döva | to numb |
|---|---|---|
| Present | dövar | jag dövar |
| Past | dövade | jag dövade |
| Supine | dövat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har dövat | jag har dövat |
| Past perfect | hade dövat | jag hade dövat |
| Future | ska döva | or: kommer att döva |
| Conditional | skulle döva | jag skulle döva |
| Imperative | döva! | a command |
| Present participle | dövande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | dövad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | dövas |
|---|---|
| Present | dövas |
| Past | dövades |
| Supine | dövats |
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 dövar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise döva
1 / 2Yesterday I … (döva). Which is the past tense?
döva in a sentence
- Jag dövade smärtan med en ispåseI numbed the pain with an ice pack
- I förhör säger mannen att han tände på för att döva sin ångestIn interrogation, the man says he started/set the fires [lit on] to numb his anxiety
- Hon försökte döva sitt dåliga samvete genom att ge honom presenterShe tried to numb her bad conscience by giving him gifts
- döva hungern med cigaretternumb one's hunger with cigarettes
Questions
What does döva mean in English?
döva means “to numb (make (an unpleasant sensation) less intense)”.
What is the past tense of döva?
The past tense of döva is dövade (“jag dövade”). The supine is dövat, used in “jag har dövat”.
What is the present tense of döva?
dövar, the same for every person: jag dövar, du dövar, vi dövar.
Origin
döv (“deaf”) + -a, "deafen"
Nearby common words
döva is number 7,774 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,770tam tame
- 7,771värdshus inn
- 7,772radioaktiv radioactive
- 7,773federationen the federation, federation
- 7,775ligist hooligan, gang member (US)
- 7,776manual manual
- 7,777razzia raid
- 7,778reva tendril, runner
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary