töras
Meaning
to dare (have the courage to do a thing)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att töras | to dare |
|---|---|---|
| Present | törs | jag törs |
| Past | tordes | jag tordes |
| Supine | torts | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har torts | jag har torts |
| Past perfect | hade torts | jag hade torts |
| Future | ska töras | or: kommer att töras |
| Conditional | skulle töras | jag skulle töras |
töras is a deponent verb: it ends in -s in every form but has an active meaning, so it has no separate passive. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use törs. See the four verb groups explained.
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töras in a sentence
- Jag törs inte göra detI don't dare to do it
- Törs du hoppa från högsta trampolinen?Do you dare to jump from the highest diving board?
Questions
What does töras mean in English?
töras means “to dare (have the courage to do a thing)”.
What is the past tense of töras?
The past tense of töras is tordes (“jag tordes”). The supine is torts, used in “jag har torts”.
What is the present tense of töras?
törs, the same for every person: jag törs, du törs, vi törs.
Origin
From Late Old Swedish toras (present form tørs), deponent of Old Swedish þora, þøra, from Old Norse þora, of unknown origin.
Nearby common words
töras is number 7,991 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,987ströp strangled
- 7,988utnyttjad abjused
- 7,989paddla paddle
- 7,990tordas dare
- 7,992nyans shade, nuance
- 7,993sinom only used in i sinom tid
- 7,994vänsterhänt left-handed
- 7,995överbefälhavare supreme commander, commander-in-chief
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