härda
Meaning
hardened; context; faerre; harden; harden, temper
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att härda | to hardened |
|---|---|---|
| Present | härdar | jag härdar |
| Past | härdade | jag härdade |
| Supine | härdat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har härdat | jag har härdat |
| Past perfect | hade härdat | jag hade härdat |
| Future | ska härda | or: kommer att härda |
| Conditional | skulle härda | jag skulle härda |
| Imperative | härda! | a command |
| Present participle | härdande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | härdad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | härdas |
|---|---|
| Present | härdas |
| Past | härdades |
| Supine | härdats |
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 härdar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise härda
1 / 2Yesterday I … (härda). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does härda mean in English?
härda means “hardened, context”.
What is the past tense of härda?
The past tense of härda is härdade (“jag härdade”). The supine is härdat, used in “jag har härdat”.
What is the present tense of härda?
härdar, the same for every person: jag härdar, du härdar, vi härdar.
Origin
Inherited from Old Swedish hærþa, from Old Norse herða, from Proto-Germanic *hardijaną.
Nearby common words
härda is number 8,379 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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