hara
Meaning
to trot; to move in a way that reminds the movement of a hare
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att hara | to trot |
|---|---|---|
| Present | harar | jag harar |
| Past | harade | jag harade |
| Supine | harat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har harat | jag har harat |
| Past perfect | hade harat | jag hade harat |
| Future | ska hara | or: kommer att hara |
| Conditional | skulle hara | jag skulle hara |
| Imperative | hara! | a command |
| Present participle | harande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | harad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | haras |
|---|---|
| Present | haras |
| Past | harades |
| Supine | harats |
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 harar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise hara
1 / 2Yesterday I … (hara). Which is the past tense?
hara in a sentence
- Nu ska jag hara iväg till affären.I'll trot to the store now.
Questions
What does hara mean in English?
hara means “to trot; to move in a way that reminds the movement of a hare”.
What is the past tense of hara?
The past tense of hara is harade (“jag harade”). The supine is harat, used in “jag har harat”.
What is the present tense of hara?
harar, the same for every person: jag harar, du harar, vi harar.
Origin
From hare + -a.
Nearby common words
hara is number 7,929 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,925förenad joined, united
- 7,926oviktig unimportant (not important or noteworthy)
- 7,927ådra to contract (a disease, illness or injury), to incur; to expose oneself to (something harmful)
- 7,928guldgruva gold mine; a mine for gold ore or metal., gold mine; a very profitable economic venture.
- 7,930braka crash
- 7,931vax wax
- 7,932granskning scrutiny, survey
- 7,933småbit small piece, smithereen
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