fly
Meaning
flee
In Swedish: rymma, smita
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att fly | to flee |
|---|---|---|
| Present | flyr | jag flyr |
| Past | flydde | jag flydde |
| Supine | flytt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har flytt | jag har flytt |
| Past perfect | hade flytt | jag hade flytt |
| Future | ska fly | or: kommer att fly |
| Conditional | skulle fly | jag skulle fly |
| Imperative | fly! | a command |
| Present participle | flyende | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | flydd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | flys |
|---|---|
| Present | flys |
| Past | flyddes |
| Supine | flytts |
Group 3: short verbs. The infinitive does not end in -a; present -r, past -dde, supine -tt. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use flyr. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise fly
1 / 2Yesterday I … (fly). Which is the past tense?
fly in a sentence
- de flydde sin vägthey fled
- fly ur fångenskapenflee from captivity
- fly från verklighetenflee from reality
- Fångarna försökte fly från fängelset.The prisoners tried to escape from jail.
- Med tårarna strömmande ned för sina kinder flydde hon undan de andra tjejernas glåpord.With tears streaming down her cheeks, she fled the taunting words of the other girls.
Questions
What does fly mean in English?
fly means “flee”.
What is the past tense of fly?
The past tense of fly is flydde (“jag flydde”). The supine is flytt, used in “jag har flytt”.
What is the present tense of fly?
flyr, the same for every person: jag flyr, du flyr, vi flyr.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish flȳia, flȳa, from Old Norse flýja, from Proto-Germanic *fleuhaną.
Nearby common words
fly is number 772 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