ådra
ådra as a verb
Meaning
to contract (a disease, illness or injury); to incur; to expose oneself to (something harmful)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att ådra | to contract |
|---|---|---|
| Present | ådrar | jag ådrar |
| Past | ådrog | jag ådrog |
| Supine | ådragit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har ådragit | jag har ådragit |
| Past perfect | hade ådragit | jag hade ådragit |
| Future | ska ådra | or: kommer att ådra |
| Conditional | skulle ådra | jag skulle ådra |
| Imperative | ådra! | a command |
| Present participle | ådragande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | ådragen | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | ådras |
|---|---|
| Present | ådras |
| Past | ådrogs |
| Supine | ådragits |
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 ådrar. See the four verb groups explained.
ådra as a noun(en ådra)
Meaning
gift; talent
In Swedish: anlag, läggning
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en ådra |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | ådran |
| Plural, indefinite | ådror |
| Plural, definite | ådrorna |
ådra is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor ådra, den stora ådran. Check another noun
Practise ådra
1 / 2Yesterday I … (ådra). Which is the past tense?
ådra in a sentence
- hon har en poetisk ådrashe has a gift (talent) for poetry
Words built with ådra
- berättarådra storyteller's knack
Questions
What does ådra mean in English?
ådra means “to contract (a disease, illness or injury), to incur; to expose oneself to (something harmful)”.
Is it en ådra or ett ådra?
It is en ådra, and “the gift” is ådran.
What is the plural of ådra?
The plural of ådra is ådror, and the definite plural is ådrorna.
What is the past tense of ådra?
The past tense of ådra is ådrog (“jag ådrog”). The supine is ådragit, used in “jag har ådragit”.
What is the present tense of ådra?
ådrar, the same for every person: jag ådrar, du ådrar, vi ådrar.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish aþra, adher, from Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic *ēþrō.
Nearby common words
ådra is number 7,927 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,923syndig sinful
- 7,924morgonrock dressing gown, bathrobe
- 7,925förenad joined, united
- 7,926oviktig unimportant (not important or noteworthy)
- 7,928guldgruva gold mine; a mine for gold ore or metal., gold mine; a very profitable economic venture.
- 7,929hara to trot; to move in a way that reminds the movement of a hare
- 7,930braka crash
- 7,931vax wax
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