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såra

wound, hurt/soːra/

Meaning

wound; hurt

In Swedish: ge sår

Conjugation

Conjugation of såra (wound)
Infinitive	att såra	to wound
Present	sårar	jag sårar
Past	sårade	jag sårade
Supine	sårat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har sårat	jag har sårat
Past perfect	hade sårat	jag hade sårat
Future	ska såra	or: kommer att såra
Conditional	skulle såra	jag skulle såra
Imperative	såra!	a command
Present participle	sårande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	sårad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of såra
Infinitive	såras
Present	såras
Past	sårades
Supine	sårats

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 sårar. See the four verb groups explained.

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såra in a sentence

hon sårar mig med sina ideliga anmärkningar
I am hurt by her constant criticism
Din kommentar sårade mig
Your comment hurt me

Questions

What does såra mean in English?

såra means “wound, hurt”.

What is the past tense of såra?

The past tense of såra is sårade (“jag sårade”). The supine is sårat, used in “jag har sårat”.

What is the present tense of såra?

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

Similar words

åsamka lidande

Origin

sår + -a

Nearby common words

såra is number 1,658 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,654förslag proposal
1,655bjöd asked, invited
1,656mod courage, spirits
1,657kostym suit, costume
1,659stöd support
1,660nytta good, benefit
1,661bråttom in a hurry, pressed
1,662ambulans ambulance

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