| Form | Swedish | English pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | att borsta | to … |
| Present | borstar | I …, he …s |
| Past (preteritum) | borstade | I …ed |
| Supine (perfect) | har borstat | have …ed |
| Past perfect | hade borstat | had …ed |
| Future | ska borsta / kommer att borsta | will … |
| Imperative | borsta! | … ! |
| Past participle | borstad | …ed (adjective) |
| Present participle | borstande | …ing |
Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag borstar, du borstar, hon borstar, vi borstar, de borstar. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.
How borsta conjugates
Group 1 is the largest and most regular group. The infinitive ends in -a, the present adds -r, the past adds -de and the supine adds -t: tala → talar, talade, talat. New verbs that enter Swedish (googla, chatta) almost always join this group. So borsta → borstar, borstade, borstat.
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 borstad).
| Form | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | att borstas |
| Present | borstas |
| Past | borstades |
| Supine | har borstats |
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