sträva
sträva as a verb
Meaning
strive, endeavour, struggle
In Swedish: arbeta träget, bemöda sig
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att sträva | to strive |
|---|---|---|
| Present | strävar | jag strävar |
| Past | strävade | jag strävade |
| Supine | strävat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har strävat | jag har strävat |
| Past perfect | hade strävat | jag hade strävat |
| Future | ska sträva | or: kommer att sträva |
| Conditional | skulle sträva | jag skulle sträva |
| Imperative | sträva! | a command |
| Present participle | strävande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | strävas |
|---|---|
| Present | strävas |
| Past | strävades |
| Supine | strävats |
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 strävar. See the four verb groups explained.
sträva as a noun(en sträva)
Meaning
a strut, a brace (diagonal support)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en sträva |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | strävan |
| Plural, indefinite | strävor |
| Plural, definite | strävorna |
sträva is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor sträva, den stora strävan. Check another noun
Practise sträva
1 / 2Yesterday I … (sträva). Which is the past tense?
sträva in a sentence
- sträva efter maktstrive for power
Questions
What does sträva mean in English?
sträva means “strive, endeavour, struggle”.
Is it en sträva or ett sträva?
It is en sträva, and “the a strut” is strävan.
What is the plural of sträva?
The plural of sträva is strävor, and the definite plural is strävorna.
What is the past tense of sträva?
The past tense of sträva is strävade (“jag strävade”). The supine is strävat, used in “jag har strävat”.
What is the present tense of sträva?
strävar, the same for every person: jag strävar, du strävar, vi strävar.
Similar words
Origin
From German streb, a byform of streben (“to strive”), related to Etymology 3 below.
Nearby common words
sträva is number 5,878 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,874specialstyrka a special force
- 5,875utlöser pay for
- 5,876ytlig superficial
- 5,877larv larva (plur. larvae), silliness
- 5,879flirta flirt
- 5,880delägare a part owner, a shareholder
- 5,881förstörelse destruction
- 5,882värdering valuation
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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