rasera
Meaning
destroy; demolish
In Swedish: fullständigt förstöra
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att rasera | to destroy |
|---|---|---|
| Present | raserar | jag raserar |
| Past | raserade | jag raserade |
| Supine | raserat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har raserat | jag har raserat |
| Past perfect | hade raserat | jag hade raserat |
| Future | ska rasera | or: kommer att rasera |
| Conditional | skulle rasera | jag skulle rasera |
| Imperative | rasera! | a command |
| Present participle | raserande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | raserad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | raseras |
|---|---|
| Present | raseras |
| Past | raserades |
| Supine | raserats |
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 raserar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise rasera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (rasera). Which is the past tense?
rasera in a sentence
- en by som raserats under krigeta village that was destroyed (razed) in the war
Questions
What does rasera mean in English?
rasera means “destroy, demolish”.
What is the past tense of rasera?
The past tense of rasera is raserade (“jag raserade”). The supine is raserat, used in “jag har raserat”.
What is the present tense of rasera?
raserar, the same for every person: jag raserar, du raserar, vi raserar.
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