| Form | Swedish | English pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | att bära | to … |
| Present | bär | I …, he …s |
| Past (preteritum) | bar | I …ed |
| Supine (perfect) | har burit | have …ed |
| Past perfect | hade burit | had …ed |
| Future | ska bära / kommer att bära | will … |
| Imperative | bär! | … ! |
| Past participle | buren | …ed (adjective) |
| Present participle | bärande | …ing |
Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag bär, du bär, hon bär, vi bär, de bär. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.
How bära conjugates
Group 4 holds the strong and irregular verbs. They change their vowel in the past and supine (skriva → skrev, skrivit) or are fully irregular (vara → är, var, varit). They are few, but they are the most frequent verbs in the language, so they are worth learning one by one. bära is one of them: bär, bar, burit. Learn these forms together.
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 buren).
| Form | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | att bäras |
| Present | bärs |
| Past | bars |
| Supine | har burits |
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