prova
Meaning
try out, test
In Swedish: använda på prov
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att prova | to try out |
|---|---|---|
| Present | provar | jag provar |
| Past | provade | jag provade |
| Supine | provat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har provat | jag har provat |
| Past perfect | hade provat | jag hade provat |
| Future | ska prova | or: kommer att prova |
| Conditional | skulle prova | jag skulle prova |
| Imperative | prova! | a command |
| Present participle | provande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | provad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | provas |
|---|---|
| Present | provas |
| Past | provades |
| Supine | provats |
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 provar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise prova
1 / 2Yesterday I … (prova). Which is the past tense?
prova in a sentence
- metoden har provats på flera företagthis method has been tested at several companies
- prova en klänningtry on a skirt
Questions
What does prova mean in English?
prova means “try out, test”.
What is the past tense of prova?
The past tense of prova is provade (“jag provade”). The supine is provat, used in “jag har provat”.
What is the present tense of prova?
provar, the same for every person: jag provar, du provar, vi provar.
Similar words
Origin
From Latin proba.
Nearby common words
prova is number 929 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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