svära
Meaning
curse
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att svära | to curse |
|---|---|---|
| Present | svär | jag svär |
| Past | svor | jag svor |
| Supine | svurit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har svurit | jag har svurit |
| Past perfect | hade svurit | jag hade svurit |
| Future | ska svära | or: kommer att svära |
| Conditional | skulle svära | jag skulle svära |
| Imperative | svär! | a command |
| Present participle | svärande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | svuren | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | sväras |
|---|---|
| Present | svärs |
| Past | svors |
| Supine | svurits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use svär. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise svära
1 / 2Yesterday I … (svära). Which is the past tense?
svära in a sentence
- Det är som att svära i kyrkan.It’s like swearing in church.
- Han svor i domstol.He took an oath in court.
- Är det sant? Svär du?Is that true? Swear?
Questions
What does svära mean in English?
svära means “curse”.
What is the past tense of svära?
The past tense of svära is svor (“jag svor”). The supine is svurit, used in “jag har svurit”.
What is the present tense of svära?
svär, the same for every person: jag svär, du svär, vi svär.
Origin
From Old Swedish sværia, from Old Norse sverja, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swer-.
Nearby common words
svära is number 1,555 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 1,551lösning solution
- 1,552bestämt certainly, decidedly
- 1,553tillbringa spend
- 1,554cell cell
- 1,556alternativ alternative
- 1,557vaken awake, alert
- 1,558ifred in peace, (often more idiomatic) alone
- 1,559rättvisa justice, fairness
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