öla
Meaning
to drink (large amounts of) beer (to get drunk)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att öla | to drink |
|---|---|---|
| Present | ölar | jag ölar |
| Past | ölade | jag ölade |
| Supine | ölat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har ölat | jag har ölat |
| Past perfect | hade ölat | jag hade ölat |
| Future | ska öla | or: kommer att öla |
| Conditional | skulle öla | jag skulle öla |
| Imperative | öla! | a command |
| Present participle | ölande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | ölas |
|---|---|
| Present | ölas |
| Past | ölades |
| Supine | ölats |
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 ölar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise öla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (öla). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does öla mean in English?
öla means “to drink (large amounts of) beer (to get drunk)”.
What is the past tense of öla?
The past tense of öla is ölade (“jag ölade”). The supine is ölat, used in “jag har ölat”.
What is the present tense of öla?
ölar, the same for every person: jag ölar, du ölar, vi ölar.
Origin
öl (“beer”) + -a.
Nearby common words
öla is number 4,666 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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