främja
Meaning
forward; further; promote
In Swedish: vara bra för, gynna, underlätta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att främja | to forward |
|---|---|---|
| Present | främjar | jag främjar |
| Past | främjade | jag främjade |
| Supine | främjat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har främjat | jag har främjat |
| Past perfect | hade främjat | jag hade främjat |
| Future | ska främja | or: kommer att främja |
| Conditional | skulle främja | jag skulle främja |
| Imperative | främja! | a command |
| Present participle | främjande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | främjad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | främjas |
|---|---|
| Present | främjas |
| Past | främjades |
| Supine | främjats |
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 främjar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise främja
1 / 2Yesterday I … (främja). Which is the past tense?
främja in a sentence
- arbeta för att främja det internationella samarbetetwork to promote international cooperation
Questions
What does främja mean in English?
främja means “forward, further”.
What is the past tense of främja?
The past tense of främja is främjade (“jag främjade”). The supine is främjat, used in “jag har främjat”.
What is the present tense of främja?
främjar, the same for every person: jag främjar, du främjar, vi främjar.
Similar words
understödjagynna
Origin
From Old Swedish fræmia, fræmmia, from Old Norse fremja, from Proto-Germanic *framjaną, from Proto-Germanic *framaz.
Nearby common words
främja is number 7,789 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 7,787grått gray
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- 7,790misstro distrust
- 7,791revir territory, preserve
- 7,792temperament temperament
- 7,793yngling youth
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