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styra

steer, govern, rule

Meaning

steer; govern; rule

In Swedish: föra (ett fordon) i viss riktning

Conjugation

Conjugation of styra (steer)
Infinitive	att styra	to steer
Present	styr	jag styr
Past	styrde	jag styrde
Supine	styrt	used after har / hade
Perfect	har styrt	jag har styrt
Past perfect	hade styrt	jag hade styrt
Future	ska styra	or: kommer att styra
Conditional	skulle styra	jag skulle styra
Imperative	styr!	a command
Present participle	styrande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	styrd	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of styra
Infinitive	styras
Present	styrs
Past	styrdes
Supine	styrts

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 styr. See the four verb groups explained.

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styra in a sentence

nyhetsförmedlingen styrs av starka intressen
the news services are controlled by powerful interests
styra en båt
steer a boat
landet styrs av en militärregering
the country is ruled by a military government
Denna regering har styrt landet under de senaste tre åren.
This government has been ruling the country for the last three years.
Han styrde bilen in i garaget.
He steered the car into the garage.
Jag skulle vilja styra in diskussionen på din senaste bok.
I would like to steer the discussion towards your latest book.

Questions

What does styra mean in English?

styra means “steer, govern”.

What is the past tense of styra?

The past tense of styra is styrde (“jag styrde”). The supine is styrt, used in “jag har styrt”.

What is the present tense of styra?

styr, the same for every person: jag styr, du styr, vi styr.

Similar words

regeraledarattaföralagstifta

Origin

From Old Swedish stȳra, from Old Norse stýra, from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną.

Nearby common words

styra is number 1,519 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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1,517teori theory
1,518kyss kiss
1,520somna fall asleep, drop (dose) off
1,521avsky loathe, abhor, detest
1,522rita draw, design
1,523prins prince

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