fostra
Meaning
bring up, rear
In Swedish: ge fostran
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att fostra | to bring up |
|---|---|---|
| Present | fostrar | jag fostrar |
| Past | fostrade | jag fostrade |
| Supine | fostrat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har fostrat | jag har fostrat |
| Past perfect | hade fostrat | jag hade fostrat |
| Future | ska fostra | or: kommer att fostra |
| Conditional | skulle fostra | jag skulle fostra |
| Imperative | fostra! | a command |
| Present participle | fostrande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | fostrad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | fostras |
|---|---|
| Present | fostras |
| Past | fostrades |
| Supine | fostrats |
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 fostrar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise fostra
1 / 2Yesterday I … (fostra). Which is the past tense?
fostra in a sentence
- Klubben har fostrat många talangerThe club has nurtured many talents
- Han fostrades till revolutionärHe was raised to be a revolutionary
Questions
What does fostra mean in English?
fostra means “bring up, rear”.
What is the past tense of fostra?
The past tense of fostra is fostrade (“jag fostrade”). The supine is fostrat, used in “jag har fostrat”.
What is the present tense of fostra?
fostrar, the same for every person: jag fostrar, du fostrar, vi fostrar.
Similar words
Origin
Inherited from Old Swedish fostra, derived from Proto-Germanic *fōstrą.
Nearby common words
fostra is number 7,822 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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