oroa
Meaning
worry
In Swedish: orsaka oro hos, störa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att oroa | to worry |
|---|---|---|
| Present | oroar | jag oroar |
| Past | oroade | jag oroade |
| Supine | oroat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har oroat | jag har oroat |
| Past perfect | hade oroat | jag hade oroat |
| Future | ska oroa | or: kommer att oroa |
| Conditional | skulle oroa | jag skulle oroa |
| Imperative | oroa! | a command |
| Present participle | oroande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | oroad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | oroas |
|---|---|
| Present | oroas |
| Past | oroades |
| Supine | oroats |
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 oroar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise oroa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (oroa). Which is the past tense?
oroa in a sentence
- ett oroande teckenan alarming sign
- Oroa inte hunden!do not disturb the dog
- oroa sig för framtidenworry about the future
Questions
What does oroa mean in English?
oroa means “worry”.
What is the past tense of oroa?
The past tense of oroa is oroade (“jag oroade”). The supine is oroat, used in “jag har oroat”.
What is the present tense of oroa?
oroar, the same for every person: jag oroar, du oroar, vi oroar.
Similar words
ängslabekymra
Origin
oro + -a
Nearby common words
oroa is number 462 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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