liva
Meaning
to liven (something) up, to enliven (something)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att liva | to liven |
|---|---|---|
| Present | livar | jag livar |
| Past | livade | jag livade |
| Supine | livat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har livat | jag har livat |
| Past perfect | hade livat | jag hade livat |
| Future | ska liva | or: kommer att liva |
| Conditional | skulle liva | jag skulle liva |
| Imperative | liva! | a command |
| Present participle | livande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | livad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | livas |
|---|---|
| Present | livas |
| Past | livades |
| Supine | livats |
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 livar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise liva
1 / 2Yesterday I … (liva). Which is the past tense?
liva in a sentence
- Han försökte liva upp festen med lite dragspelHe tried to liven up the party with some accordion playing
- Kaffet livade upp henneThe coffee reinvigorated her
Questions
What does liva mean in English?
liva means “to liven (something) up, to enliven (something)”.
What is the past tense of liva?
The past tense of liva is livade (“jag livade”). The supine is livat, used in “jag har livat”.
What is the present tense of liva?
livar, the same for every person: jag livar, du livar, vi livar.
Origin
liv (“life”) + -a
Nearby common words
liva is number 8,809 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,805underläge weak (inferior) position
- 8,806experimentell experimental
- 8,807ödmjukhet humility
- 8,808individuell individual
- 8,810jabba to jab
- 8,811europeisk European
- 8,812förfall decline, decay
- 8,813spreja alternative form of spraya (“spray”)
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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