ty
ty as a verb
Meaning
to cling to, to turn to [someone/something] for protection or comfort.
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att ty | to cling to |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tyr | jag tyr |
| Past | tydde | jag tydde |
| Supine | tytt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tytt | jag har tytt |
| Past perfect | hade tytt | jag hade tytt |
| Future | ska ty | or: kommer att ty |
| Conditional | skulle ty | jag skulle ty |
| Imperative | ty! | a command |
| Present participle | tyende | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tys |
|---|---|
| Present | tys |
| Past | tyddes |
| Supine | tytts |
Group 3: short verbs. The infinitive does not end in -a; present -r, past -dde, supine -tt. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use tyr. See the four verb groups explained.
ty as a conjunction
Meaning
for
In Swedish: för
Practise ty
1 / 2Yesterday I … (ty). Which is the past tense?
ty in a sentence
- När barn blir rädda tyr de sig oftast till sina föräldrarWhen children get scared, they usually turn to their parents for comfort.
Questions
What does ty mean in English?
ty means “to cling to, to turn to [someone/something] for protection or comfort.”.
What is the past tense of ty?
The past tense of ty is tydde (“jag tydde”). The supine is tytt, used in “jag har tytt”.
What is the present tense of ty?
tyr, the same for every person: jag tyr, du tyr, vi tyr.
Similar words
därför atteftersom
Origin
From Old Swedish thȳ til, thȳa, thȳdha (“find refuge at, entrust, rely on”), from Old Norse þýða (“to attach oneself to”), to Proto-Germanic *þiudijaną (“engage with”).
Nearby common words
ty is number 2,967 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary