smöra
Meaning
to flatter; to suck up; to butter (a baking sheet or the like)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att smöra | to flatter |
|---|---|---|
| Present | smörar | jag smörar |
| Past | smörade | jag smörade |
| Supine | smörat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har smörat | jag har smörat |
| Past perfect | hade smörat | jag hade smörat |
| Future | ska smöra | or: kommer att smöra |
| Conditional | skulle smöra | jag skulle smöra |
| Imperative | smöra! | a command |
| Present participle | smörande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | smörad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | smöras |
|---|---|
| Present | smöras |
| Past | smörades |
| Supine | smörats |
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 smörar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise smöra
1 / 2Yesterday I … (smöra). Which is the past tense?
smöra in a sentence
- Han smörade för chefenHe sucked up to his boss
Questions
What does smöra mean in English?
smöra means “to flatter; to suck up, to butter (a baking sheet or the like)”.
What is the past tense of smöra?
The past tense of smöra is smörade (“jag smörade”). The supine is smörat, used in “jag har smörat”.
What is the present tense of smöra?
smörar, the same for every person: jag smörar, du smörar, vi smörar.
Origin
smör (“butter”) + -a
Nearby common words
smöra is number 8,570 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,566infraröd infra-red
- 8,567odödlighet immortality
- 8,568sydväst southwest
- 8,569knackning knocking
- 8,571riktad targeted
- 8,572kidnapparna the kidnappers
- 8,573däggdjur a mammal, Mammalia
- 8,574uttag withdrawal, socket
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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