| Form | Swedish | English pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | att sova | to … |
| Present | sover | I …, he …s |
| Past (preteritum) | sov | I …ed |
| Supine (perfect) | har sovit | have …ed |
| Past perfect | hade sovit | had …ed |
| Future | ska sova / kommer att sova | will … |
| Imperative | sov! | … ! |
| Present participle | sovande | …ing |
Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag sover, du sover, hon sover, vi sover, de sover. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.
How sova 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. sova is one of them: sover, sov, sovit. 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