vädra
Meaning
air; scent
In Swedish: släppa in frisk luft (i ett rum), lufta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att vädra | to air |
|---|---|---|
| Present | vädrar | jag vädrar |
| Past | vädrade | jag vädrade |
| Supine | vädrat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har vädrat | jag har vädrat |
| Past perfect | hade vädrat | jag hade vädrat |
| Future | ska vädra | or: kommer att vädra |
| Conditional | skulle vädra | jag skulle vädra |
| Imperative | vädra! | a command |
| Present participle | vädrande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | vädrad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | vädras |
|---|---|
| Present | vädras |
| Past | vädrades |
| Supine | vädrats |
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 vädrar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise vädra
1 / 2Yesterday I … (vädra). Which is the past tense?
vädra in a sentence
- vädra sina åsikterair one's opinions
- Jag brukar vädra innan jag lägger mig.I usually air the room before I go to bed.
- Usch, du måste vädra här inne.Ugh, you need to air this place out.
- han vädrade sin gamla skjortahe aired his old shirt
- hon vädrade sina åsikterShe aired her views.
- Michail Chodorkovskij dömdes till fängelse 2005 efter att han vädrat politiska ambitioner.Mikhail Khodorkovsky was sentenced to prison in 2005 after he had aired political ambitions.
- vädra morgonluftto see one's lucky star on the rise
- Det vädrar ordentligt idag.It's really windy today.
Expressions
- vädra sensationpredict a sensation
Questions
What does vädra mean in English?
vädra means “air, scent”.
What is the past tense of vädra?
The past tense of vädra is vädrade (“jag vädrade”). The supine is vädrat, used in “jag har vädrat”.
What is the present tense of vädra?
vädrar, the same for every person: jag vädrar, du vädrar, vi vädrar.
Similar words
luftaventilera
Origin
Denominal verb of väder (“wind”).
Nearby common words
vädra is number 9,355 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,351lyra throw, hit
- 9,352smiska rap, smack
- 9,353spirituell witty
- 9,354utrotning extermination
- 9,356värktablett pain killer
- 9,357dumhuvud a blockhead, idiot
- 9,358pys little boy
- 9,359utlova promise
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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