studera
Meaning
study
In Swedish: skaffa sig utbildning (i)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att studera | to study |
|---|---|---|
| Present | studerar | jag studerar |
| Past | studerade | jag studerade |
| Supine | studerat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har studerat | jag har studerat |
| Past perfect | hade studerat | jag hade studerat |
| Future | ska studera | or: kommer att studera |
| Conditional | skulle studera | jag skulle studera |
| Imperative | studera! | a command |
| Present participle | studerande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | studerad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | studeras |
|---|---|
| Present | studeras |
| Past | studerades |
| Supine | studerats |
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 studerar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise studera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (studera). Which is the past tense?
studera in a sentence
- studera internationell politikstudy international politics
- studera vid universitetbe (study) at university
- studera orsakerna till sjukfrånvaronstudy the reasons for absence due to illness
- studera kartanstudy the map
Questions
What does studera mean in English?
studera means “study”.
What is the past tense of studera?
The past tense of studera is studerade (“jag studerade”). The supine is studerat, used in “jag har studerat”.
What is the present tense of studera?
studerar, the same for every person: jag studerar, du studerar, vi studerar.
Similar words
pluggaatt plugga
Where the course teaches it
Nearby common words
studera is number 1,438 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

