Swedish verb

vårda

take care of

Meaning

take care of

In Swedish: ge vård åt

Conjugation

Conjugation of vårda (take care of)
Infinitive	att vårda	to take care of
Present	vårdar	jag vårdar
Past	vårdade	jag vårdade
Supine	vårdat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har vårdat	jag har vårdat
Past perfect	hade vårdat	jag hade vårdat
Future	ska vårda	or: kommer att vårda
Conditional	skulle vårda	jag skulle vårda
Imperative	vårda!	a command
Present participle	vårdande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	vårdad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of vårda
Infinitive	vårdas
Present	vårdas
Past	vårdades
Supine	vårdats

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 vårdar. See the four verb groups explained.

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vårda in a sentence

vårda sitt språk
pay attention to one's use of language
pojken vårdas på sjukhus för benbrott
the boy is (being treated) in hospital for a broken leg
Hon vårdas för svåra brännskador
She is being treated for severe burns
vårda sin kropp
take care of one's body
Vårda språket!
Mind your language!
vårda minnet av någon
cherish someone's memory
Hon vårdar sig om hemlösa katter
She cares for homeless cats (cares about, and maybe provides shelter to or the like)
vårda sig om sitt utseende
take care of one's appearance

Questions

What does vårda mean in English?

vårda means “take care of”.

What is the past tense of vårda?

The past tense of vårda is vårdade (“jag vårdade”). The supine is vårdat, used in “jag har vårdat”.

What is the present tense of vårda?

vårdar, the same for every person: jag vårdar, du vårdar, vi vårdar.

Similar words

näraskötabehandlabevara

Origin

From Old Swedish varþa, vordha, from Old Norse varða, from Proto-Germanic *wardāną.

Nearby common words

vårda is number 5,058 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,054block block, pad
5,055lossa loose, loosen
5,056massiv solid, massive
5,057tjockis fatso
5,059paja break down
5,060marina marina
5,061finansiera finance
5,062demonstration demonstration

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