såga
Meaning
saw
In Swedish: skära med såg
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att såga | to saw |
|---|---|---|
| Present | sågar | jag sågar |
| Past | sågade | jag sågade |
| Supine | sågat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har sågat | jag har sågat |
| Past perfect | hade sågat | jag hade sågat |
| Future | ska såga | or: kommer att såga |
| Conditional | skulle såga | jag skulle såga |
| Imperative | såga! | a command |
| Present participle | sågande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | sågad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | sågas |
|---|---|
| Present | sågas |
| Past | sågades |
| Supine | sågats |
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 sågar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise såga
1 / 2Yesterday I … (såga). Which is the past tense?
såga in a sentence
- såga ner ett trädcut down a tree
- Filmen sågades av kritikernaThe movie was panned by the critics
Questions
What does såga mean in English?
såga means “saw”.
What is the past tense of såga?
The past tense of såga is sågade (“jag sågade”). The supine is sågat, used in “jag har sågat”.
What is the present tense of såga?
sågar, the same for every person: jag sågar, du sågar, vi sågar.
Origin
From Old Swedish sagha, equivalent to såg + -a.
Nearby common words
såga is number 6,309 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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