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 | tävla |
| Present | tävlar |
| Past | tävlade |
| Imperative | tävla |
| Supine | tävlat |
Verbs conjugated like 'tävla'
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 'tävla'
avla,
ävlas,
bägla,
bäva,
dävna,
djävla,
fälla,
gäla,
gälla,
gavla,
Sample Sentences
Additional Information
Etymology
1. till fsv. tafl, spelbräde, brädspel, av mlt. tafel (se TAFFEL, sbst.
1); jfr fvn. tefla, spela brädspel (varav nor.
tevle, tävla), mht. zabelen, feng. tæflan References:
1
2. From Old Norse tefla (“to play at tables, draughts”), derived from Old Norse tafl (“draughts; tafl”).
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.