inspirera
Meaning
inspire
In Swedish: stimulera (till att skapa något); påverka
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att inspirera | to inspire |
|---|---|---|
| Present | inspirerar | jag inspirerar |
| Past | inspirerade | jag inspirerade |
| Supine | inspirerat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har inspirerat | jag har inspirerat |
| Past perfect | hade inspirerat | jag hade inspirerat |
| Future | ska inspirera | or: kommer att inspirera |
| Conditional | skulle inspirera | jag skulle inspirera |
| Imperative | inspirera! | a command |
| Present participle | inspirerande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | inspirerad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | inspireras |
|---|---|
| Present | inspireras |
| Past | inspirerades |
| Supine | inspirerats |
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 inspirerar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise inspirera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (inspirera). Which is the past tense?
inspirera in a sentence
- berättelsen är inspirerad av en gammal folksagathe story is inspired by an old legend
Questions
What does inspirera mean in English?
inspirera means “inspire”.
What is the past tense of inspirera?
The past tense of inspirera is inspirerade (“jag inspirerade”). The supine is inspirerat, used in “jag har inspirerat”.
What is the present tense of inspirera?
inspirerar, the same for every person: jag inspirerar, du inspirerar, vi inspirerar.
Similar words
ingiva
Where the course teaches it
Nearby common words
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