forska
Meaning
research
In Swedish: syssla med forskning
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att forska | to research |
|---|---|---|
| Present | forskar | jag forskar |
| Past | forskade | jag forskade |
| Supine | forskat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har forskat | jag har forskat |
| Past perfect | hade forskat | jag hade forskat |
| Future | ska forska | or: kommer att forska |
| Conditional | skulle forska | jag skulle forska |
| Imperative | forska! | a command |
| Present participle | forskande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | forskad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | forskas |
|---|---|
| Present | forskas |
| Past | forskades |
| Supine | forskats |
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 forskar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise forska
1 / 2Yesterday I … (forska). Which is the past tense?
forska in a sentence
- forska om/kring någotresearch something / do research on something
Questions
What does forska mean in English?
forska means “research”.
What is the past tense of forska?
The past tense of forska is forskade (“jag forskade”). The supine is forskat, used in “jag har forskat”.
What is the present tense of forska?
forskar, the same for every person: jag forskar, du forskar, vi forskar.
Origin
From German forschen.
Nearby common words
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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