Swedish verb

sära

separate, part

Meaning

separate; part

In Swedish: föra isär

Conjugation

Conjugation of sära (separate)
Infinitiveatt särato separate
Presentsärarjag särar
Pastsäradejag särade
Supinesäratused after har / hade
Perfecthar säratjag har särat
Past perfecthade säratjag hade särat
Futureska säraor: kommer att sära
Conditionalskulle särajag skulle sära
Imperativesära!a command
Present participlesärande-ing, used as an adjective
Past participlesäradused like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of sära
Infinitivesäras
Presentsäras
Pastsärades
Supinesärats

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 särar. See the four verb groups explained.

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sära in a sentence

  • sära på benen
    part one's legs
  • De tvingades sära på fångarna
    They were forced to separate the prisoners
  • Han särade på benen
    He spread his legs apart
  • Läpparna särades
    The lips parted

Questions

What does sära mean in English?

sära means “separate, part”.

What is the past tense of sära?

The past tense of sära is särade (“jag särade”). The supine is särat, used in “jag har särat”.

What is the present tense of sära?

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

Similar words

delaskilja

Origin

From sär (“apart”) + -a.

Nearby common words

sära is number 5,205 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary