hedra
Meaning
honour
In Swedish: bevisa heder; vara en heder för
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att hedra | to honour |
|---|---|---|
| Present | hedrar | jag hedrar |
| Past | hedrade | jag hedrade |
| Supine | hedrat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har hedrat | jag har hedrat |
| Past perfect | hade hedrat | jag hade hedrat |
| Future | ska hedra | or: kommer att hedra |
| Conditional | skulle hedra | jag skulle hedra |
| Imperative | hedra! | a command |
| Present participle | hedrande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | hedrad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | hedras |
|---|---|
| Present | hedras |
| Past | hedrades |
| Supine | hedrats |
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 hedrar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise hedra
1 / 2Yesterday I … (hedra). Which is the past tense?
hedra in a sentence
- Det hedrar henne!It does her credit!
- hedra en fest med sin närvarohonour (us) by attending the party
Questions
What does hedra mean in English?
hedra means “honour”.
What is the past tense of hedra?
The past tense of hedra is hedrade (“jag hedrade”). The supine is hedrat, used in “jag har hedrat”.
What is the present tense of hedra?
hedrar, the same for every person: jag hedrar, du hedrar, vi hedrar.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Norse heiðra, heder + -a.
Nearby common words
hedra is number 2,330 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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