| Form | Swedish | English pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | att ge | to … |
| Present | ger | I …, he …s |
| Past (preteritum) | gav | I …ed |
| Supine (perfect) | har gett | have …ed |
| Past perfect | hade gett | had …ed |
| Future | ska ge / kommer att ge | will … |
| Imperative | ge! | … ! |
| Past participle | given | …ed (adjective) |
Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag ger, du ger, hon ger, vi ger, de ger. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.
How ge 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. ge is one of them: ger, gav, gett. 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 given).
| Form | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | att ges |
| Present | gs |
| Past | gavs |
| Supine | har getts |
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