Swedish verb

fresta

tempt/ˈfrɛsta/

Meaning

tempt

In Swedish: locka till ett visst beteende

Conjugation

Conjugation of fresta (tempt)
Infinitive	att fresta	to tempt
Present	frestar	jag frestar
Past	frestade	jag frestade
Supine	frestat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har frestat	jag har frestat
Past perfect	hade frestat	jag hade frestat
Future	ska fresta	or: kommer att fresta
Conditional	skulle fresta	jag skulle fresta
Imperative	fresta!	a command
Present participle	frestande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	frestad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of fresta
Infinitive	frestas
Present	frestas
Past	frestades
Supine	frestats

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 frestar. See the four verb groups explained.

Practise fresta

1 / 2

Yesterday I … (fresta). Which is the past tense?

fresta in a sentence

han frestades att köpa bilen
he was tempted to buy the car
Hamburgaren på bordet frestade honom
The hamburger on the table tempted him
Det där är väldigt frestande
That is very tempting
Fresta inte mitt tålamod
Do not test/try/strain my patience
att fresta Gud
to tempt God

Questions

What does fresta mean in English?

fresta means “tempt”.

What is the past tense of fresta?

The past tense of fresta is frestade (“jag frestade”). The supine is frestat, used in “jag har frestat”.

What is the present tense of fresta?

frestar, the same for every person: jag frestar, du frestar, vi frestar.

Similar words

locka

Origin

From Old Norse freista, from Proto-Germanic *fraistōną.

Nearby common words

fresta is number 5,916 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,912nita To rivet., To brake suddenly.
5,913bevisning evidence, proof
5,914häpnadsväckande astounding
5,915kontrollrum control room
5,917servitör waiter
5,918uppspelt in high spirits
5,919zooma to zoom
5,920skurit cut

Start today, free

Learn fresta in real Swedish, free

Words stick when you hear them used. Complete Swedish Season 1 is 49 short video lessons with a synced transcript, free on the site with no account. A free account saves words like fresta to your library and quizzes you on them, plus 7 days of the AI tutor and speaking practice when you confirm your email.

Season 1 free in full: 49 lessons
Synced transcript with English translations
7-day free trial of the AI tutor and speaking practice
Members get the latest season and every new course

Watch lesson 1 free Create a free account

Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary