Swedish verb· top 5,000 most common

segra

win, prevail, triumph, be victorious

Meaning

win; prevail; triumph; be victorious

In Swedish: vinna

Conjugation

Conjugation of segra (win)
Infinitive	att segra	to win
Present	segrar	jag segrar
Past	segrade	jag segrade
Supine	segrat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har segrat	jag har segrat
Past perfect	hade segrat	jag hade segrat
Future	ska segra	or: kommer att segra
Conditional	skulle segra	jag skulle segra
Imperative	segra!	a command
Present participle	segrande	-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of segra
Infinitive	segras
Present	segras
Past	segrades
Supine	segrats

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 segrar. See the four verb groups explained.

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Questions

What does segra mean in English?

segra means “win, prevail”.

What is the past tense of segra?

The past tense of segra is segrade (“jag segrade”). The supine is segrat, used in “jag har segrat”.

What is the present tense of segra?

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

Similar words

vinna

Origin

From Old Swedish sighra, from Old Norse sigra (“to win”), from Proto-Germanic *sigizōną.

Nearby common words

segra is number 4,000 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,996vägnar on behalf of, on account of
3,997fatt in the expression (komma, gå, springa, köra) i fatt, see ifatt and ikapp, a hold, a grasp
3,998isolera isolate, insulate
3,999beskydd protection
4,001skåda see, behold
4,002bliver get, be
4,003etta one, first
4,004regissör director

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