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elda

burn, light a fire

Meaning

burn; light a fire

In Swedish: hålla en eld igång, driva (en värmeanläggning); bränna

Conjugation

Conjugation of elda (burn)
Infinitive	att elda	to burn
Present	eldar	jag eldar
Past	eldade	jag eldade
Supine	eldat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har eldat	jag har eldat
Past perfect	hade eldat	jag hade eldat
Future	ska elda	or: kommer att elda
Conditional	skulle elda	jag skulle elda
Imperative	elda!	a command
Present participle	eldande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	eldad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of elda
Infinitive	eldas
Present	eldas
Past	eldades
Supine	eldats

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 eldar. See the four verb groups explained.

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elda in a sentence

elda upp skräp
burn rubbish
Eldas det här kraftverket med kol eller olja?
Is this power station coal-fired or oil-fired?
Vi eldar i öppna spisen
We have a fire going in the fireplace
Vi eldar björk i öppna spisen
We burn birchwood in the fireplace
Vi eldar olja
We burn oil

Expressions

elda upp sig
get worked up

Questions

What does elda mean in English?

elda means “burn, light a fire”.

What is the past tense of elda?

The past tense of elda is eldade (“jag eldade”). The supine is eldat, used in “jag har eldat”.

What is the present tense of elda?

eldar, the same for every person: jag eldar, du eldar, vi eldar.

Similar words

förbränna

Origin

From Old Swedish elda or eld (“fire”) + -a.

Nearby common words

elda is number 2,657 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,652avfyra discharge, let off
2,653härlig lovely, glorious
2,655glasögon glasses, spectacles
2,656knuffa push, shove
2,658badrum a bathroom (for taking care of personal hygiene (with one or more showers or bathtubs, and usually a toilet and a sink))
2,659utplåna obliterate
2,660omöjlig impossible
2,661miljarder billion, billions

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