What is the past tense of andas in Swedish?

The past tense (preteritum) of andas is andades, the same for every person: jag andades, du andades, vi andades. Example from our stories: “Hon andades snabbt och tungt.”

What is the supine of andas?

andats. The supine is used with har and hade to form the perfect: jag har andats, jag hade andats.

Is andas a regular verb?

andas is a deponent verb: it ends in -s in every form but has an active meaning. Forms: andas, andades, andats.

andas Conjugation: Swedish Verb “breathe”

Form	Swedish	English pattern
Infinitive	att andas	to …
Present	andas	I …, he …s
Past (preteritum)	andades	I …ed
Supine (perfect)	har andats	have …ed
Past perfect	hade andats	had …ed
Future	ska andas / kommer att andas	will …

Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag andas, du andas, hon andas, vi andas, de andas. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.

How andas conjugates

Deponent verbs end in -s in every form but have an active meaning: hoppas means "to hope", not "to be hoped". The present usually equals the infinitive (hoppas) or drops the -a- (minns, finns). They have no imperative and no passive. andas: andas, andades, andats.

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

1 breathe, respire

drar in luft i (och släpper ut luft ur) lungorna

Pattern ngn andas

andas inbreathe in, inhale
andas utbreathe out, exhale
andas djuptbreathe deeply
ha svårt att andashave difficulty in breathing

2 indicate, speak of, suggest, hint at, exude

uttrycker, röjer

Pattern ngt andas ngt

rapporten andas tillfredsställelsethe report suggests satisfaction
rapporten andades optimism

Phrases with andas

Swedish builds many meanings by adding a particle (upp, ut, på, om) or a fixed phrase. These are the ones the dictionary lists:

andas utbreathe freely ("relief from anxiety")

andas in real stories

Sentences from the Smisli reading library where this verb appears:

Hon andades snabbt och tungt.Norrsken, episode 2
Hon andas in den kalla luften.Bageriet på hörnet, episode 1
Hela rummet andas in samtidigt.Midsommarmordet, episode 5

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