In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | pröva |
| Present | prövar |
| Past | prövade |
| Imperative | pröva |
| Supine | prövat |
Verbs conjugated like 'pröva'
abalienera,
abandonnera,
abbreviera,
abdikera,
abila,
ablaktera,
abonnera,
abortera,
abradera,
absentera,
absolvera,
absorbera,
abstrahera,
accedera,
accelerera,
accentera,
accentuera,
acceptera,
accisera,
acklimatisera, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'pröva'
pröva,
ärva,
broa,
broka,
dreva,
driva,
droga,
froda,
grava,
gräva,
Translations
try, to attempt
try, to put to test
try, to put on trial
weather, to expose to weather
Sample Sentences
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I don't play myself, but I still keep it tuned. It's a waste no one has played since she died. -Gotte, stoppa inte kniven i mun ! -Det var gott ! Det ska du pröva.
(Anglagard - Andra sommaren)
Additional Information
pröva utföra prov (på), försöka
[A prövar x/att + INF]
Engelsk översättning
try (out)
Exempel
pröva en ny metod---try a new method
pröva sig fram---progress by trial and error,
feel one's way
Sammansättningar/avledningar
prövo|tid -en---trial period
Etymology
1. fsv. pröva, motsv. dan. o. nor. prøve, av mlt. prōven, liksom feng. prōfian ytterst av lat. probare (se PROBERA). — Jfr PROVA, v., PRÖVA, sbst., PRÖVAN References:
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2. From Old Swedish prøva, from Middle Low German prôven, from Late Latin probō (“test, try, examine, approve, show to be good or fit, prove”, verb), from probus (“good, worthy, excellent”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-bhwo- (“being in front, prominent”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-, *per- (“toward”) + Proto-Indo-European *bhu- (“to be”). Doublet of prova. See: Old Swedish '
prøva'.
Cognates
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Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.