misstro
misstro as a verb
Meaning
distrust
In Swedish: inte lita på
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att misstro | to distrust |
|---|---|---|
| Present | misstror | jag misstror |
| Past | misstrodde | jag misstrodde |
| Supine | misstrott | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har misstrott | jag har misstrott |
| Past perfect | hade misstrott | jag hade misstrott |
| Future | ska misstro | or: kommer att misstro |
| Conditional | skulle misstro | jag skulle misstro |
| Imperative | misstro! | a command |
| Present participle | misstroende | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | misstrodd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | misstros |
|---|---|
| Present | misstros |
| Past | misstroddes |
| Supine | misstrotts |
Group 3: short verbs. The infinitive does not end in -a; present -r, past -dde, supine -tt. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use misstror. See the four verb groups explained.
misstro as a noun(en misstro)
Meaning
distrust
In Swedish: misstroende
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en misstro |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | misstron |
misstro is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor misstro, den stora misstron. Check another noun
Practise misstro
1 / 2Yesterday I … (misstro). Which is the past tense?
misstro in a sentence
- jag misstrodde hans förmåga som affärsmanI distrusted his abilities as a businessman
- han hyste en djup misstro mot politikerhe harboured a deep distrust of politicians
Questions
What does misstro mean in English?
misstro means “distrust”.
Is it en misstro or ett misstro?
It is en misstro, and “the distrust” is misstron.
What is the past tense of misstro?
The past tense of misstro is misstrodde (“jag misstrodde”). The supine is misstrott, used in “jag har misstrott”.
What is the present tense of misstro?
misstror, the same for every person: jag misstror, du misstror, vi misstror.
Similar words
skepsis
Origin
miss + tro
Nearby common words
misstro is number 7,790 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,786flöde torrent, spate
- 7,787grått gray
- 7,788elektronik electronics
- 7,789främja forward, further
- 7,791revir territory, preserve
- 7,792temperament temperament
- 7,793yngling youth
- 7,794guling a gook, a slope (person from East or Southeast Asia), a strikebreaker, a scab
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