Swedish verbs - Irregular in presens Flashcards

Present tense is used to express events happening now or something that occurs frequently. It could be used with present tense phrases such as nu (now), idag (today), i kväll (tonight), den här veckan (this week). Swedish present tense covers both present simple and present continuous tenses in English.

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att vilja
(to want)

A

vill

Ex 1: Jag vill äta (I want to eat)

Ex 2: Du vill inte äta (You don’t want to eat)
Ex 3: Hon vill inte träffa honom (She doesn’t want to meet him)
Ex 4: Vi vill gå ut (We want to go out)

When two verbs follow each other in presens, the first is conjugated and the second verb remains in infinitiv but ‘att’ is removed.

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att kunna

(to be able to)

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kan

  • Ex 1: Du kan hoppa (You can jump)*
  • Ex 2: Han kan laga mat (He can cook)*
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att lära

(to learn)

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lär

  • Ex 1: Han lär sig dansa (He’s learning to dance)*
  • Ex 2: Hon lär sig svenska (She’s learning swedish)*
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att göra

(to make)

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gör

  • Ex 1: Hon gör mat (She’s making food)*
  • Ex 2: Hur gör man? (How do you do)*
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att höra

(to hear)

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hör

  • Ex 1: Jag hör fåglarna kvittra (I’m hearing the birds singing)*
  • Ex 2: Jag hör dig (I hear you)*
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att bära

(to carry)

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bär

Ex: Jag bär den tunga påsen (I carry the heavy bag)

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att veta

(to know)

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vet

Ex 1: Jag vet (I know)
Ex 2: Du vet inte (You don’t know)

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att vara

(to be)

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är

  • Jag är - I am*
  • Du är - You are*
  • Han/Hon är - He/She is*
  • Det är - It is*
  • Man är - One is*
  • Ni är - You-all are*
  • Dem/de är - They are*
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att förstöra

(to destroy)

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förstör

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att skära

(to cut) with a knife

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skär

Ex: Jag skär köttet (I’m cutting the meat or I cut the meat)

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att röra

(to touch)

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rör

  • Ex 1: Hon rör honom (She’s touching him)*
  • Ex 2: **Rör ej! (Don’t touch)*
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att slåss

(to fight)

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slåss

Ex: Pojkarna slåss hela tiden (The boys are fighting all the time)

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att hyra

(to rent)

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hyr

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att köra

(to drive)

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kör

Ex: Jag kör till Stockholm (I’m driving to Stockholm)

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att svära

(to swear)

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svär

Ex: Jag svär!** (I swear!)

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att umgås

(to get together, to hang out)

A

umgås

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att avgöra

(to determine)

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avgör

Ex: Det avgör resultatet (That determines the outcome)