forma
Meaning
model; fashion; form; shape
In Swedish: ge form, skapa, bilda
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att forma | to model |
|---|---|---|
| Present | formar | jag formar |
| Past | formade | jag formade |
| Supine | format | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har format | jag har format |
| Past perfect | hade format | jag hade format |
| Future | ska forma | or: kommer att forma |
| Conditional | skulle forma | jag skulle forma |
| Imperative | forma! | a command |
| Present participle | formande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | formad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | formas |
|---|---|
| Present | formas |
| Past | formades |
| Supine | formats |
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 formar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise forma
1 / 2Yesterday I … (forma). Which is the past tense?
forma in a sentence
- forma sin egen framtidshape one's own future
Questions
What does forma mean in English?
forma means “model, fashion”.
What is the past tense of forma?
The past tense of forma is formade (“jag formade”). The supine is format, used in “jag har format”.
What is the present tense of forma?
formar, the same for every person: jag formar, du formar, vi formar.
Similar words
Origin
form + -a
Nearby common words
forma is number 4,146 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