surfa
Meaning
surf
In Swedish: åka på surfingbräda
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att surfa | to surf |
|---|---|---|
| Present | surfar | jag surfar |
| Past | surfade | jag surfade |
| Supine | surfat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har surfat | jag har surfat |
| Past perfect | hade surfat | jag hade surfat |
| Future | ska surfa | or: kommer att surfa |
| Conditional | skulle surfa | jag skulle surfa |
| Imperative | surfa! | a command |
| Present participle | surfande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | surfad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | surfas |
|---|---|
| Present | surfas |
| Past | surfades |
| Supine | surfats |
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 surfar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise surfa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (surfa). Which is the past tense?
Expressions
- surfa på nätetsurf the Internet (the Web)
Questions
What does surfa mean in English?
surfa means “surf”.
What is the past tense of surfa?
The past tense of surfa is surfade (“jag surfade”). The supine is surfat, used in “jag har surfat”.
What is the present tense of surfa?
surfar, the same for every person: jag surfar, du surfar, vi surfar.
Similar words
åka på vatten
Nearby common words
surfa is number 5,110 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,106tvärs across
- 5,107kärleksfull full of love, loving
- 5,108medbrottsling accomplice
- 5,109korsning crossing, crossbreed
- 5,111sovjet a soviet, a council, a citizen of the Soviet Union
- 5,112ark ark, sheet
- 5,113filosofi philosophy
- 5,114ifatt used to denote that something is catching up with something, as in reaching something ahead.
Learn surfa in real Swedish, free
Words stick when you hear them used. Complete Swedish Season 1 is 49 short video lessons with a synced transcript, free on the site with no account. A free account saves words like surfa to your library and quizzes you on them, plus 7 days of the AI tutor and speaking practice when you confirm your email.
- Season 1 free in full: 49 lessons
- Synced transcript with English translations
- 7-day free trial of the AI tutor and speaking practice
- Members get the latest season and every new course
Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary