sura
sura as a verb
Meaning
sulk
In Swedish: vara sur
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att sura | to sulk |
|---|---|---|
| Present | surar | jag surar |
| Past | surade | jag surade |
| Supine | surat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har surat | jag har surat |
| Past perfect | hade surat | jag hade surat |
| Future | ska sura | or: kommer att sura |
| Conditional | skulle sura | jag skulle sura |
| Imperative | sura! | a command |
| Present participle | surande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | suras |
|---|---|
| Present | suras |
| Past | surades |
| Supine | surats |
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 surar. See the four verb groups explained.
sura as a noun(en sura)
Meaning
sura (chapter of the Qur'an)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en sura |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | suran |
| Plural, indefinite | suror |
| Plural, definite | surorna |
sura is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor sura, den stora suran. Check another noun
Practise sura
1 / 2Yesterday I … (sura). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does sura mean in English?
sura means “sulk”.
Is it en sura or ett sura?
It is en sura, and “the sura” is suran.
What is the plural of sura?
The plural of sura is suror, and the definite plural is surorna.
What is the past tense of sura?
The past tense of sura is surade (“jag surade”). The supine is surat, used in “jag har surat”.
What is the present tense of sura?
surar, the same for every person: jag surar, du surar, vi surar.
Similar words
muttra
Origin
Derivation of adjective sur.
Nearby common words
sura is number 4,329 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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