Swedish verb

kvarstå

remain

Meaning

remain

In Swedish: finnas kvar, återstå

Conjugation

Conjugation of kvarstå (remain)
Infinitive	att kvarstå	to remain
Present	kvarstår	jag kvarstår
Past	kvarstod	jag kvarstod
Supine	kvarstått	used after har / hade
Perfect	har kvarstått	jag har kvarstått
Past perfect	hade kvarstått	jag hade kvarstått
Future	ska kvarstå	or: kommer att kvarstå
Conditional	skulle kvarstå	jag skulle kvarstå
Imperative	kvarstå!	a command
Present participle	kvarstående	-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of kvarstå
Infinitive	kvarstås
Present	kvarstås
Past	kvarstods
Supine	kvarståtts

Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use kvarstår. See the four verb groups explained.

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Yesterday I … (kvarstå). Which is the past tense?

kvarstå in a sentence

problemet kvarstår
the problem remains
kvarstående skatt
back taxes

Questions

What does kvarstå mean in English?

kvarstå means “remain”.

What is the past tense of kvarstå?

The past tense of kvarstå is kvarstod (“jag kvarstod”). The supine is kvarstått, used in “jag har kvarstått”.

What is the present tense of kvarstå?

kvarstår, the same for every person: jag kvarstår, du kvarstår, vi kvarstår.

Origin

kvar + stå

Nearby common words

kvarstå is number 6,789 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,785registreringsnummer a registration number, a license number (of a motor vehicle)
6,786kiss A sound made to attract a cat; "Here, kitty, kitty!"
6,787falk falcon, hawk
6,788fasad façade, front
6,790kärl vessel
6,792mittemot opposite, opposite, facing
6,793rymning escape
6,794snarka snore

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