freda
Meaning
protect, save (used in some contexts only)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att freda | to protect |
|---|---|---|
| Present | fredar | jag fredar |
| Past | fredade | jag fredade |
| Supine | fredat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har fredat | jag har fredat |
| Past perfect | hade fredat | jag hade fredat |
| Future | ska freda | or: kommer att freda |
| Conditional | skulle freda | jag skulle freda |
| Imperative | freda! | a command |
| Present participle | fredande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | fredad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | fredas |
|---|---|
| Present | fredas |
| Past | fredades |
| Supine | fredats |
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 fredar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise freda
1 / 2Yesterday I … (freda). Which is the past tense?
freda in a sentence
- Vargen fredades i Sverige 1966.Wolves were protected in Sweden in 1966.
Questions
What does freda mean in English?
freda means “protect, save (used in some contexts only)”.
What is the past tense of freda?
The past tense of freda is fredade (“jag fredade”). The supine is fredat, used in “jag har fredat”.
What is the present tense of freda?
fredar, the same for every person: jag fredar, du fredar, vi fredar.
Origin
From Old Swedish friþa, from Old Norse friða, from Proto-Germanic *friþōną.
Nearby common words
freda is number 7,345 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,341relik relic
- 7,342synvinkel a point of view, a perspective
- 7,343lockande attractive, tempting
- 7,344kläda to dress; now commonly contracted to klä (which see)
- 7,346hyresvärd a landlord (person or entity from which one can rent apartments), a lessor
- 7,347mätta satisfy hunger
- 7,348boulevard boulevard
- 7,349försumma neglect
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary