Swedish verb

frodas

flourish, thrive

Meaning

flourish; thrive

In Swedish: växa snabbt

Conjugation

Conjugation of frodas (flourish)
Infinitiveatt frodasto flourish
Presentfrodasjag frodas
Pastfrodadesjag frodades
Supinefrodatsused after har / hade
Perfecthar frodatsjag har frodats
Past perfecthade frodatsjag hade frodats
Futureska frodasor: kommer att frodas
Conditionalskulle frodasjag skulle frodas
Imperativefrodas!a command

frodas is a deponent verb: it ends in -s in every form but has an active meaning, so it has no separate passive. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use frodas. See the four verb groups explained.

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What does frodas mean?

frodas in a sentence

  • fördomarna frodas
    prejudices are flourishing

Questions

What does frodas mean in English?

frodas means “flourish, thrive”.

What is the past tense of frodas?

The past tense of frodas is frodades (“jag frodades”). The supine is frodats, used in “jag har frodats”.

What is the present tense of frodas?

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

Nearby common words

frodas is number 7,687 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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