| Form | Swedish | English pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | att åka | to … |
| Present | åker | I …, he …s |
| Past (preteritum) | åkte | I …ed |
| Supine (perfect) | har åkt | have …ed |
| Past perfect | hade åkt | had …ed |
| Future | ska åka / kommer att åka | will … |
| Imperative | åk! | … ! |
| Past participle | åk | …ed (adjective) |
| Present participle | åkande | …ing |
Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag åker, du åker, hon åker, vi åker, de åker. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.
How åka conjugates
Group 2b works like 2a, but the past takes -te because the stem ends in a voiceless consonant (k, p, s, t, x): köpa → köper, köpte, köpt. So åka → åker, åkte, åkt.
Passive (s-form)
Swedish makes the passive by adding -s: the doer drops out and the thing acted on becomes the subject. Spoken Swedish often prefers bli + past participle (blev åk).
| Form | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Present | åks |
| Past | åktes |
| Supine | har åkts |
Meanings and examples
Patterns: ngn = någon (someone) · ngt = något (something) · SATS = a clause · VERB = a verb · PLATS = a place · RIKTNING = a direction · TID = a time · SÄTT = a manner · ADJ = an adjective