sira
Meaning
decorate
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att sira | to decorate |
|---|---|---|
| Present | sirar | jag sirar |
| Past | sirade | jag sirade |
| Supine | sirat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har sirat | jag har sirat |
| Past perfect | hade sirat | jag hade sirat |
| Future | ska sira | or: kommer att sira |
| Conditional | skulle sira | jag skulle sira |
| Imperative | sira! | a command |
| Present participle | sirande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | sirad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | siras |
|---|---|
| Present | siras |
| Past | sirades |
| Supine | sirats |
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 sirar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise sira
1 / 2Yesterday I … (sira). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does sira mean in English?
sira means “decorate”.
What is the past tense of sira?
The past tense of sira is sirade (“jag sirade”). The supine is sirat, used in “jag har sirat”.
What is the present tense of sira?
sirar, the same for every person: jag sirar, du sirar, vi sirar.
Origin
Borrowed from German zieren.
Nearby common words
sira is number 6,345 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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