flöda
Meaning
flow
In Swedish: rinna rikligt, strömma
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att flöda | to flow |
|---|---|---|
| Present | flödar | jag flödar |
| Past | flödade | jag flödade |
| Supine | flödat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har flödat | jag har flödat |
| Past perfect | hade flödat | jag hade flödat |
| Future | ska flöda | or: kommer att flöda |
| Conditional | skulle flöda | jag skulle flöda |
| Imperative | flöda! | a command |
| Present participle | flödande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | flödas |
|---|---|
| Present | flödas |
| Past | flödades |
| Supine | flödats |
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 flödar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise flöda
1 / 2Yesterday I … (flöda). Which is the past tense?
flöda in a sentence
- Låt fantasin flöda!Let your imagination run wild!
Questions
What does flöda mean in English?
flöda means “flow”.
What is the past tense of flöda?
The past tense of flöda is flödade (“jag flödade”). The supine is flödat, used in “jag har flödat”.
What is the present tense of flöda?
flödar, the same for every person: jag flödar, du flödar, vi flödar.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish flødha, from Old Norse flǿða, from Proto-Germanic *flōdijaną (“to flood”).
Nearby common words
flöda is number 5,689 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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