stöda
Meaning
support (to keep from falling); support (to back a cause, party etc. mentally or with concrete aid); support (to help, particularly financially); support (to provide help regarding something sold)
In Swedish: ta stöd
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att stöda | to support |
|---|---|---|
| Present | stöder | jag stöder |
| Past | stödde | jag stödde |
| Supine | stött | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har stött | jag har stött |
| Past perfect | hade stött | jag hade stött |
| Future | ska stöda | or: kommer att stöda |
| Conditional | skulle stöda | jag skulle stöda |
| Imperative | stöd! | a command |
| Present participle | stödande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | stödd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | stödas |
|---|---|
| Present | stöds |
| Past | stöddes |
| Supine | stötts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use stöder. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise stöda
1 / 2Yesterday I … (stöda). Which is the past tense?
stöda in a sentence
- han stödde sig tungt mot väggenhe leaned heavily against the wall
- vi stöder oss på det nya avtaletwe refer to (base our opinion on) the new agreement
- händelserna stödde mig i min uppfattningevents supported my view
- Vilket parti stöder du i valet?Which party do you support (will you vote for) in the elections?
Questions
What does stöda mean in English?
stöda means “support (to keep from falling), support (to back a cause, party etc. mentally or with concrete aid)”.
What is the past tense of stöda?
The past tense of stöda is stödde (“jag stödde”). The supine is stött, used in “jag har stött”.
What is the present tense of stöda?
stöder, the same for every person: jag stöder, du stöder, vi stöder.
Nearby common words
stöda is number 5,538 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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