en syra
syra as a noun(en syra)
Meaning
acid
In Swedish: ämne som kan avge protoner motsats bas
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en syra |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | syran |
| Plural, indefinite | syror |
| Plural, definite | syrorna |
syra is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor syra, den stora syran. Check another noun
syra as a verb
Meaning
to make (more) sour, to acidify
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att syra | to make |
|---|---|---|
| Present | syrar | jag syrar |
| Past | syrade | jag syrade |
| Supine | syrat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har syrat | jag har syrat |
| Past perfect | hade syrat | jag hade syrat |
| Future | ska syra | or: kommer att syra |
| Conditional | skulle syra | jag skulle syra |
| Imperative | syra! | a command |
| Present participle | syrande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | syrad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | syras |
|---|---|
| Present | syras |
| Past | syrades |
| Supine | syrats |
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 syrar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise syra
1 / 2Is it en syra or ett syra?
Words built with syra
- saltsyra hydrochloric acid
Questions
What does syra mean in English?
syra means “acid”.
Is it en syra or ett syra?
It is en syra, and “the acid” is syran.
What is the plural of syra?
The plural of syra is syror, and the definite plural is syrorna.
What is the past tense of syra?
The past tense of syra is syrade (“jag syrade”). The supine is syrat, used in “jag har syrat”.
What is the present tense of syra?
syrar, the same for every person: jag syrar, du syrar, vi syrar.
Origin
From Old Norse sýra.
Nearby common words
syra is number 5,685 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,681dokumentär documentary
- 5,682tarm intestine
- 5,683smärtstillande painkilling, a painkiller, an analgesic, an anodyne
- 5,684uppsatt highly placed
- 5,686krog tavern
- 5,687ufo a UFO, an alien spacecraft, a weirdo
- 5,688antibiotika antibiotics
- 5,689flöda flow
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