fara
fara as a verb
Meaning
go
In Swedish: förflytta sig
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att fara | to go |
|---|---|---|
| Present | far | jag far |
| Past | for | jag for |
| Supine | farit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har farit | jag har farit |
| Past perfect | hade farit | jag hade farit |
| Future | ska fara | or: kommer att fara |
| Conditional | skulle fara | jag skulle fara |
| Imperative | far! | a command |
| Present participle | farande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | faren | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | faras |
|---|---|
| Present | fas |
| Past | fors |
| Supine | farits |
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 far. See the four verb groups explained.
fara as a noun(en fara)
Meaning
danger; risk
In Swedish: risk, farlighet
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en fara |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | faran |
| Plural, indefinite | faror |
| Plural, definite | farorna |
fara is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor fara, den stora faran. Check another noun
Practise fara
1 / 2Yesterday I … (fara). Which is the past tense?
fara in a sentence
- fara till Stockholmgo to Stockholm
- det är ingen fara med migthere's nothing wrong with me
- med fara för livetat the risk of one's life
Expressions
- fara illabe badly treated, fare badly
- vad är det du far efter?what are you thinking about?
- det är ingen fara på taketthere's nothing to worry about!
Words built with fara
- farbar passable, navigable
- farofylld riskable, dangerous
Questions
What does fara mean in English?
fara means “go”.
Is it en fara or ett fara?
It is en fara, and “the danger” is faran.
What is the plural of fara?
The plural of fara is faror, and the definite plural is farorna.
What is the past tense of fara?
The past tense of fara is for (“jag for”). The supine is farit, used in “jag har farit”.
What is the present tense of fara?
far, the same for every person: jag far, du far, vi far.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish fara, from Old Norse fara, from Proto-Germanic *faraną, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“going, passage”).
Nearby common words
fara is number 429 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary