frysa
Meaning
freeze
In Swedish: känna kyla, huttra
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att frysa | to freeze |
|---|---|---|
| Present | fryser | jag fryser |
| Past | frös | jag frös |
| Supine | frusit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har frusit | jag har frusit |
| Past perfect | hade frusit | jag hade frusit |
| Future | ska frysa | or: kommer att frysa |
| Conditional | skulle frysa | jag skulle frysa |
| Imperative | frys! | a command |
| Present participle | frysande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | fryst | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | frysas |
|---|---|
| Present | fryses |
| Past | fröss |
| Supine | frusits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use fryser. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise frysa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (frysa). Which is the past tense?
frysa in a sentence
- Frys bilden där!Freeze the image there!
Words built with frysa
- frysbox (chest) freezer
- frysskåp (cabinet) freezer
Questions
What does frysa mean in English?
frysa means “freeze”.
What is the past tense of frysa?
The past tense of frysa is frös (“jag frös”). The supine is frusit, used in “jag har frusit”.
What is the present tense of frysa?
fryser, the same for every person: jag fryser, du fryser, vi fryser.
Origin
From Old Swedish frȳsa, from Old Norse frjósa, from Proto-Germanic *freusaną, from Proto-Indo-European *prews-.
Nearby common words
frysa is number 1,853 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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