tåra
Meaning
synonym of tåras (“tear up, tear”)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att tåra | to synonym of tåras |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tårar | jag tårar |
| Past | tårade | jag tårade |
| Supine | tårat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tårat | jag har tårat |
| Past perfect | hade tårat | jag hade tårat |
| Future | ska tåra | or: kommer att tåra |
| Conditional | skulle tåra | jag skulle tåra |
| Imperative | tåra! | a command |
| Present participle | tårande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tåras |
|---|---|
| Present | tåras |
| Past | tårades |
| Supine | tårats |
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 / 2Yesterday I … (tåra). Which is the past tense?
tåra in a sentence
- Mina ögon tårar sig när jag hackar lökMy 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
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