härstamma
Meaning
originate (arise) from; date from; derive from
In Swedish: ha sitt ursprung (i)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att härstamma | to originate |
|---|---|---|
| Present | härstammar | jag härstammar |
| Past | härstammade | jag härstammade |
| Supine | härstammat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har härstammat | jag har härstammat |
| Past perfect | hade härstammat | jag hade härstammat |
| Future | ska härstamma | or: kommer att härstamma |
| Conditional | skulle härstamma | jag skulle härstamma |
| Imperative | härstamma! | a command |
| Present participle | härstammande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | härstammad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | härstammas |
|---|---|
| Present | härstammas |
| Past | härstammades |
| Supine | härstammats |
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 härstammar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise härstamma
1 / 2Yesterday I … (härstamma). Which is the past tense?
härstamma in a sentence
- hon härstammar från Norgeshe is of Norwegian descent
Questions
What does härstamma mean in English?
härstamma means “originate (arise) from, date from”.
What is the past tense of härstamma?
The past tense of härstamma is härstammade (“jag härstammade”). The supine is härstammat, used in “jag har härstammat”.
What is the present tense of härstamma?
härstammar, the same for every person: jag härstammar, du härstammar, vi härstammar.
Similar words
komma frånhärröra
Origin
här + stamma, from German herstammen
Nearby common words
härstamma is number 8,867 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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