röva
Meaning
rob; steal; plunder
In Swedish: stjäla, plundra
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att röva | to rob |
|---|---|---|
| Present | rövar | jag rövar |
| Past | rövade | jag rövade |
| Supine | rövat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har rövat | jag har rövat |
| Past perfect | hade rövat | jag hade rövat |
| Future | ska röva | or: kommer att röva |
| Conditional | skulle röva | jag skulle röva |
| Imperative | röva! | a command |
| Present participle | rövande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | rövad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | rövas |
|---|---|
| Present | rövas |
| Past | rövades |
| Supine | rövats |
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 rövar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise röva
1 / 2Yesterday I … (röva). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does röva mean in English?
röva means “rob, steal”.
What is the past tense of röva?
The past tense of röva is rövade (“jag rövade”). The supine is rövat, used in “jag har rövat”.
What is the present tense of röva?
rövar, the same for every person: jag rövar, du rövar, vi rövar.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish röva, from Old Norse reyfa, from Proto-Germanic *raubijaną, with influence from Middle Low German rôven.
Nearby common words
röva is number 3,231 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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