draga
Meaning
dated form of dra
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att draga | to dated form of dra |
|---|---|---|
| Present | drager | jag drager |
| Past | drog | jag drog |
| Supine | dragit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har dragit | jag har dragit |
| Past perfect | hade dragit | jag hade dragit |
| Future | ska draga | or: kommer att draga |
| Conditional | skulle draga | jag skulle draga |
| Imperative | drag! | a command |
| Present participle | dragande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | dragen | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | dragas |
|---|---|
| Present | drags |
| Past | drogs |
| Supine | dragits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use drager. See the four verb groups explained.
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Questions
What does draga mean in English?
draga means “dated form of dra”.
What is the past tense of draga?
The past tense of draga is drog (“jag drog”). The supine is dragit, used in “jag har dragit”.
What is the present tense of draga?
drager, the same for every person: jag drager, du drager, vi drager.
Origin
From Old Swedish dragha, from Old Norse draga, from Proto-Germanic *draganą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-.
Nearby common words
draga is number 6,949 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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