växa
Meaning
grow
In Swedish: bli större, öka
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att växa | to grow |
|---|---|---|
| Present | växer | jag växer |
| Past | växte | jag växte |
| Supine | vuxit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har vuxit | jag har vuxit |
| Past perfect | hade vuxit | jag hade vuxit |
| Future | ska växa | or: kommer att växa |
| Conditional | skulle växa | jag skulle växa |
| Imperative | väx! | a command |
| Present participle | växande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | vuxen | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | växas |
|---|---|
| Present | växs |
| Past | växtes |
| Supine | vuxits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use växer. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise växa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (växa). Which is the past tense?
växa in a sentence
- Oj, vad du har vuxit!My, how you've grown!
- växa upp och bli storgrow up
- ett växande missnöjea growing dissatisfaction
- det växer mossa på stenenmoss is growing on the stone
- den blomman växer vilt på Ölandthat flower grows wild on Öland
- Om något blir större så växer detIf something gets larger, it grows
Questions
What does växa mean in English?
växa means “grow”.
What is the past tense of växa?
The past tense of växa is växte (“jag växte”). The supine is vuxit, used in “jag har vuxit”.
What is the present tense of växa?
växer, the same for every person: jag växer, du växer, vi växer.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish væxa, from Old Norse vaxa, from Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną, cognate with wax (of the moon).
Nearby common words
växa is number 775 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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