fria
Meaning
propose; acquit
In Swedish: be någon om giftermål
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att fria | to propose |
|---|---|---|
| Present | friar | jag friar |
| Past | friade | jag friade |
| Supine | friat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har friat | jag har friat |
| Past perfect | hade friat | jag hade friat |
| Future | ska fria | or: kommer att fria |
| Conditional | skulle fria | jag skulle fria |
| Imperative | fria! | a command |
| Present participle | friande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | friad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | frias |
|---|---|
| Present | frias |
| Past | friades |
| Supine | friats |
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 friar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise fria
1 / 2Yesterday I … (fria). Which is the past tense?
fria in a sentence
- hellre fria än fällagive people the benefit of the doubt
Questions
What does fria mean in English?
fria means “propose, acquit”.
What is the past tense of fria?
The past tense of fria is friade (“jag friade”). The supine is friat, used in “jag har friat”.
What is the present tense of fria?
friar, the same for every person: jag friar, du friar, vi friar.
Origin
From Old Norse frjá, from Proto-Germanic *frijōną.
Nearby common words
fria is number 1,358 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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