Swedish verb

prisa

praise

Meaning

praise

In Swedish: berömma

Conjugation

Conjugation of prisa (praise)
Infinitive	att prisa	to praise
Present	prisar	jag prisar
Past	prisade	jag prisade
Supine	prisat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har prisat	jag har prisat
Past perfect	hade prisat	jag hade prisat
Future	ska prisa	or: kommer att prisa
Conditional	skulle prisa	jag skulle prisa
Imperative	prisa!	a command
Present participle	prisande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	prisad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of prisa
Infinitive	prisas
Present	prisas
Past	prisades
Supine	prisats

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 prisar. See the four verb groups explained.

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Yesterday I … (prisa). Which is the past tense?

prisa in a sentence

prisa Gud
praise God
gästerna prisade hennes goda mat
the guests praised her good food

Questions

What does prisa mean in English?

prisa means “praise”.

What is the past tense of prisa?

The past tense of prisa is prisade (“jag prisade”). The supine is prisat, used in “jag har prisat”.

What is the present tense of prisa?

prisar, the same for every person: jag prisar, du prisar, vi prisar.

Similar words

lovordaberömma

Origin

pris + -a

Nearby common words

prisa is number 5,101 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,097jämna to flatten, to level, to equalize
5,098krångla make difficult, malfunction
5,099retirera retreat
5,100plast plastic
5,102tum inch
5,103rigga to set up, such as a trap, to set up; prepare; make something ready for use, by temporary or impromptu means
5,104krydda spice
5,105spjut spear

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