ödsla
Meaning
waste
In Swedish: kasta bort i onödan, slösa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att ödsla | to waste |
|---|---|---|
| Present | ödslar | jag ödslar |
| Past | ödslade | jag ödslade |
| Supine | ödslat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har ödslat | jag har ödslat |
| Past perfect | hade ödslat | jag hade ödslat |
| Future | ska ödsla | or: kommer att ödsla |
| Conditional | skulle ödsla | jag skulle ödsla |
| Imperative | ödsla! | a command |
| Present participle | ödslande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | ödslad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | ödslas |
|---|---|
| Present | ödslas |
| Past | ödslades |
| Supine | ödslats |
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 ödslar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise ödsla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (ödsla). Which is the past tense?
ödsla in a sentence
- ödsla tid på kortspelwaste (squander) time on a game of cards
- Om vi inte kommer fram till något konkret så föreslår jag att vi slutar ödsla vår tid och går vidare.If we are not going to arrive at anything concrete, I suggest that we stop wasting our time and move on.
Questions
What does ödsla mean in English?
ödsla means “waste”.
What is the past tense of ödsla?
The past tense of ödsla is ödslade (“jag ödslade”). The supine is ödslat, used in “jag har ödslat”.
What is the present tense of ödsla?
ödslar, the same for every person: jag ödslar, du ödslar, vi ödslar.
Similar words
Origin
From öda (“to waste”) + -sla.
Nearby common words
ödsla is number 4,397 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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