lyssna
Meaning
listen
In Swedish: höra uppmärksamt
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att lyssna | to listen |
|---|---|---|
| Present | lyssnar | jag lyssnar |
| Past | lyssnade | jag lyssnade |
| Supine | lyssnat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har lyssnat | jag har lyssnat |
| Past perfect | hade lyssnat | jag hade lyssnat |
| Future | ska lyssna | or: kommer att lyssna |
| Conditional | skulle lyssna | jag skulle lyssna |
| Imperative | lyssna! | a command |
| Present participle | lyssnande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | lyssnas |
|---|---|
| Present | lyssnas |
| Past | lyssnades |
| Supine | lyssnats |
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 lyssnar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise lyssna
1 / 2Yesterday I … (lyssna). Which is the past tense?
lyssna in a sentence
- lyssna på musiklisten to music
- du lyssnar inte på vad jag sägeryou are not listening to what I am saying
Questions
What does lyssna mean in English?
lyssna means “listen”.
What is the past tense of lyssna?
The past tense of lyssna is lyssnade (“jag lyssnade”). The supine is lyssnat, used in “jag har lyssnat”.
What is the present tense of lyssna?
lyssnar, the same for every person: jag lyssnar, du lyssnar, vi lyssnar.
Where the course teaches it
Nearby common words
lyssna is number 257 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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