Swedish verb

tåra

synonym of tåras (“tear up, tear”)

Meaning

synonym of tåras (“tear up, tear”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of tåra (synonym of tåras)
Infinitiveatt tårato synonym of tåras
Presenttårarjag tårar
Pasttåradejag tårade
Supinetåratused after har / hade
Perfecthar tåratjag har tårat
Past perfecthade tåratjag hade tårat
Futureska tåraor: kommer att tåra
Conditionalskulle tårajag skulle tåra
Imperativetåra!a command
Present participletårande-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of tåra
Infinitivetåras
Presenttåras
Pasttårades
Supinetårats

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 tårar. See the four verb groups explained.

Practise tåra

1 / 2

Yesterday I … (tåra). Which is the past tense?

tåra in a sentence

  • Mina ögon tårar sig när jag hackar lök
    My eyes tear up when I chop onions

Questions

What does tåra mean in English?

tåra means “synonym of tåras (“tear up, tear”)”.

What is the past tense of tåra?

The past tense of tåra is tårade (“jag tårade”). The supine is tårat, used in “jag har tårat”.

What is the present tense of tåra?

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

Origin

tår (“tear”) + -a

Nearby common words

tåra is number 5,080 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 5,076svagt vague, low, weak, weakly, silently
  • 5,077apropå apropos of, concerning
  • 5,078hane a male (of animals, sometimes also plants, rarely of humans), a plug, a male electric connector
  • 5,079pingvin penguin
  • 5,081dynamit dynamite
  • 5,082innerst farthest in(side)
  • 5,083mordförsök assassination attempt, attempted murder
  • 5,084reserv reserve
Start today, free

Learn tåra 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 tåra 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