| Form | Swedish | English pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | att missa | to … |
| Present | missar | I …, he …s |
| Past (preteritum) | missade | I …ed |
| Supine (perfect) | har missat | have …ed |
| Past perfect | hade missat | had …ed |
| Future | ska missa / kommer att missa | will … |
| Imperative | missa! | … ! |
| Past participle | missad | …ed (adjective) |
| Present participle | missande | …ing |
Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag missar, du missar, hon missar, vi missar, de missar. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.
How missa 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 missa → missar, missade, missat.
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 missad).
| Form | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | att missas |
| Present | missas |
| Past | missades |
| Supine | har missats |
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