tillfriskna
Meaning
recover
In Swedish: bli frisk igen
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att tillfriskna | to recover |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tillfrisknar | jag tillfrisknar |
| Past | tillfrisknade | jag tillfrisknade |
| Supine | tillfrisknat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tillfrisknat | jag har tillfrisknat |
| Past perfect | hade tillfrisknat | jag hade tillfrisknat |
| Future | ska tillfriskna | or: kommer att tillfriskna |
| Conditional | skulle tillfriskna | jag skulle tillfriskna |
| Imperative | tillfriskna! | a command |
| Present participle | tillfrisknande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | tillfrisknad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tillfrisknas |
|---|---|
| Present | tillfrisknas |
| Past | tillfrisknades |
| Supine | tillfrisknats |
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 tillfrisknar. See the four verb groups explained.
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Questions
What does tillfriskna mean in English?
tillfriskna means “recover”.
What is the past tense of tillfriskna?
The past tense of tillfriskna is tillfrisknade (“jag tillfrisknade”). The supine is tillfrisknat, used in “jag har tillfrisknat”.
What is the present tense of tillfriskna?
tillfrisknar, the same for every person: jag tillfrisknar, du tillfrisknar, vi tillfrisknar.
Similar words
återhämta sigåterhämta
Origin
From till (“up”) + frisk (“healthy”) + -na (“-en”) – "up-healthen".
Nearby common words
tillfriskna is number 8,392 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 8,395ombe to ask (someone to do something)
- 8,396förhasta rush it, make a mistake due to haste; to take a premature decision
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