krysta
Meaning
bear down
In Swedish: trycka på genom att dra samman bukmusklerna
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att krysta | to bear down |
|---|---|---|
| Present | krystar | jag krystar |
| Past | krystade | jag krystade |
| Supine | krystat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har krystat | jag har krystat |
| Past perfect | hade krystat | jag hade krystat |
| Future | ska krysta | or: kommer att krysta |
| Conditional | skulle krysta | jag skulle krysta |
| Imperative | krysta! | a command |
| Present participle | krystande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | krystad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | krystas |
|---|---|
| Present | krystas |
| Past | krystades |
| Supine | krystats |
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 krystar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise krysta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (krysta). Which is the past tense?
krysta in a sentence
- Han krystade fram ett leendeHe forced a smile
- Hon krystade fram ett talShe delivered a contrived speech
Questions
What does krysta mean in English?
krysta means “bear down”.
What is the past tense of krysta?
The past tense of krysta is krystade (“jag krystade”). The supine is krystat, used in “jag har krystat”.
What is the present tense of krysta?
krystar, the same for every person: jag krystar, du krystar, vi krystar.
Origin
From Old Swedish krȳsta, from Old Norse *krjósta, from Proto-Germanic *kreustaną (“to grind”).
Nearby common words
krysta is number 5,307 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,303diet diet
- 5,304prioritera give priority to, prioritize
- 5,305banda record (on magnetic tape)
- 5,306fenomen phenomenon
- 5,308nederlag defeat
- 5,309renovera renovate
- 5,310uppmana request
- 5,311förkrossad broken-hearted
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