husa
Meaning
to host; to provide a bed for a guest
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att husa | to host |
|---|---|---|
| Present | husar | jag husar |
| Past | husade | jag husade |
| Supine | husat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har husat | jag har husat |
| Past perfect | hade husat | jag hade husat |
| Future | ska husa | or: kommer att husa |
| Conditional | skulle husa | jag skulle husa |
| Imperative | husa! | a command |
| Present participle | husande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | husad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | husas |
|---|---|
| Present | husas |
| Past | husades |
| Supine | husats |
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 husar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise husa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (husa). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does husa mean in English?
husa means “to host; to provide a bed for a guest”.
What is the past tense of husa?
The past tense of husa is husade (“jag husade”). The supine is husat, used in “jag har husat”.
What is the present tense of husa?
husar, the same for every person: jag husar, du husar, vi husar.
Origin
hus + -a
Nearby common words
husa is number 5,979 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,975campa camp
- 5,976jämförelse Capped
- 5,977studium study
- 5,978städerska cleaner
- 5,980synka sync
- 5,981hän where
- 5,982leverantör supplier
- 5,983tittare viewer
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary