tjuvlyssna
Meaning
eavesdrop; to eavesdrop
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att tjuvlyssna | to eavesdrop |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tjuvlyssnar | jag tjuvlyssnar |
| Past | tjuvlyssnade | jag tjuvlyssnade |
| Supine | tjuvlyssnat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tjuvlyssnat | jag har tjuvlyssnat |
| Past perfect | hade tjuvlyssnat | jag hade tjuvlyssnat |
| Future | ska tjuvlyssna | or: kommer att tjuvlyssna |
| Conditional | skulle tjuvlyssna | jag skulle tjuvlyssna |
| Imperative | tjuvlyssna! | a command |
| Present participle | tjuvlyssnande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | tjuvlyssnad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tjuvlyssnas |
|---|---|
| Present | tjuvlyssnas |
| Past | tjuvlyssnades |
| Supine | tjuvlyssnats |
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 tjuvlyssnar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise tjuvlyssna
1 / 2Yesterday I … (tjuvlyssna). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does tjuvlyssna mean in English?
tjuvlyssna means “eavesdrop, to eavesdrop”.
What is the past tense of tjuvlyssna?
The past tense of tjuvlyssna is tjuvlyssnade (“jag tjuvlyssnade”). The supine is tjuvlyssnat, used in “jag har tjuvlyssnat”.
What is the present tense of tjuvlyssna?
tjuvlyssnar, the same for every person: jag tjuvlyssnar, du tjuvlyssnar, vi tjuvlyssnar.
Origin
tjuv- + lyssna
Nearby common words
tjuvlyssna is number 7,852 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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