fasa
fasa as a verb
Meaning
dread
In Swedish: känna fasa, vara mycket rädd
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att fasa | to dread |
|---|---|---|
| Present | fasar | jag fasar |
| Past | fasade | jag fasade |
| Supine | fasat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har fasat | jag har fasat |
| Past perfect | hade fasat | jag hade fasat |
| Future | ska fasa | or: kommer att fasa |
| Conditional | skulle fasa | jag skulle fasa |
| Imperative | fasa! | a command |
| Present participle | fasande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | fasas in |
|---|---|
| Present | fasas |
| Past | fasades |
| Supine | fasats |
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 fasar. See the four verb groups explained.
fasa as a noun(en fasa)
Meaning
terror; horror
In Swedish: skräck, fruktan
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en fasa |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | fasan |
| Plural, indefinite | fasor |
| Plural, definite | fasorna |
fasa is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor fasa, den stora fasan. Check another noun
Practise fasa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (fasa). Which is the past tense?
fasa in a sentence
- han fasade för att gå till tandläkarenhe dreaded going to the dentist's
- med avsky och fasawith dread and horror
- Till sin fasa upptäckte han att han sprungit in i en återvändsgrändTo his horror he discovered that he'd run into a dead end
- ett skri av fasaa cry of horror
- krigets fasorthe horrors of war
- Ve och fasa!Woe and horror! (Horror of horrors!)
Expressions
- ve och fasa!God help us!
Words built with fasa
- fasansfull horrible, terrible
Questions
What does fasa mean in English?
fasa means “dread”.
Is it en fasa or ett fasa?
It is en fasa, and “the terror” is fasan.
What is the plural of fasa?
The plural of fasa is fasor, and the definite plural is fasorna.
What is the past tense of fasa?
The past tense of fasa is fasade (“jag fasade”). The supine is fasat, used in “jag har fasat”.
What is the present tense of fasa?
fasar, the same for every person: jag fasar, du fasar, vi fasar.
Similar words
förskräckelsebestörtningbäva
Nearby common words
fasa is number 6,036 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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