ströva
Meaning
ramble; stroll; roam
In Swedish: vandra omkring långsamt utan mål
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att ströva | to ramble |
|---|---|---|
| Present | strövar | jag strövar |
| Past | strövade | jag strövade |
| Supine | strövat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har strövat | jag har strövat |
| Past perfect | hade strövat | jag hade strövat |
| Future | ska ströva | or: kommer att ströva |
| Conditional | skulle ströva | jag skulle ströva |
| Imperative | ströva! | a command |
| Present participle | strövande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | strövas |
|---|---|
| Present | strövas |
| Past | strövades |
| Supine | strövats |
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 strövar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise ströva
1 / 2Yesterday I … (ströva). Which is the past tense?
Words built with ströva
- strövområde area for rambles (country walks)
Questions
What does ströva mean in English?
ströva means “ramble, stroll”.
What is the past tense of ströva?
The past tense of ströva is strövade (“jag strövade”). The supine is strövat, used in “jag har strövat”.
What is the present tense of ströva?
strövar, the same for every person: jag strövar, du strövar, vi strövar.
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- 9,849brudklänning a wedding dress, a wedding gown, a bridal dress
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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