livnära
Meaning
to acquire one's means of subsistence; to make a living, to sustain oneself; to feed, to nourish, to sustain (like above, but for someone else)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att livnära | to acquire one's means of subsistence |
|---|---|---|
| Present | livnär | jag livnär |
| Past | livnärde | jag livnärde |
| Supine | livnärt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har livnärt | jag har livnärt |
| Past perfect | hade livnärt | jag hade livnärt |
| Future | ska livnära | or: kommer att livnära |
| Conditional | skulle livnära | jag skulle livnära |
| Imperative | livnär! | a command |
| Present participle | livnärande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | livnärd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | livnäras |
|---|---|
| Present | livnärs |
| Past | livnärdes |
| Supine | livnärts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use livnär. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise livnära
1 / 2Yesterday I … (livnära). Which is the past tense?
livnära in a sentence
- Jag livnär mig som renskötareI make my living as a reindeer herder
- livnära en familjfeed a family
Questions
What does livnära mean in English?
livnära means “to acquire one's means of subsistence; to make a living, to sustain oneself, to feed, to nourish, to sustain (like above, but for someone else)”.
What is the past tense of livnära?
The past tense of livnära is livnärde (“jag livnärde”). The supine is livnärt, used in “jag har livnärt”.
What is the present tense of livnära?
livnär, the same for every person: jag livnär, du livnär, vi livnär.
Origin
liv + nära
Nearby common words
livnära is number 7,048 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,043kal bare, leafless
- 7,044vatikanen vatican
- 7,045hagelgevär shotgun
- 7,047dax pronunciation spelling of dags
- 7,049spar save
- 7,050fördömd condemned, denounced, blamed
- 7,051glänsa shine, glisten
- 7,052administration administration
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