What is the past tense of dö in Swedish?

The past tense (preteritum) of dö is dog, the same for every person: jag dog, du dog, vi dog. Example from our stories: “Du visste att om han dog innan papperet skrevs under och skilsmässan var klar, skulle du ärva allt.”

What is the supine of dö?

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

Is dö a regular verb?

No. dö is a strong or irregular verb (group 4): dör, dog, dött.

dö Conjugation: Swedish Verb “die”

Form	Swedish	English pattern
Infinitive	att dö	to …
Present	dör	I …, he …s
Past (preteritum)	dog	I …ed
Supine (perfect)	har dött	have …ed
Past perfect	hade dött	had …ed
Future	ska dö / kommer att dö	will …
Imperative	dö!	… !
Present participle	döende	…ing

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

How dö 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. dö is one of them: dör, dog, dött. Learn these forms together.

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

dö in real stories

Sentences from the Smisli reading library where this verb appears:

Om hon stannar, vet hon att hon dör här inne.Flykten från ishotellet, episode 3
Du visste att om han dog innan papperet skrevs under och skilsmässan var klar, skulle du ärva allt.Midsommarmordet, episode 5

dö conjugation