| Form | Swedish | English pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | att söka | to … |
| Present | söker | I …, he …s |
| Past (preteritum) | sökte | I …ed |
| Supine (perfect) | har sökt | have …ed |
| Past perfect | hade sökt | had …ed |
| Future | ska söka / kommer att söka | will … |
| Imperative | sök! | … ! |
| Past participle | sök | …ed (adjective) |
| Present participle | sökande | …ing |
Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag söker, du söker, hon söker, vi söker, de söker. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.
How söka conjugates
Group 2b works like 2a, but the past takes -te because the stem ends in a voiceless consonant (k, p, s, t, x): köpa → köper, köpte, köpt. So söka → söker, sökte, sökt.
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 sök).
| Form | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | att sökas |
| Present | söks |
| Past | söktes |
| Supine | har sökts |
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