| Form | Swedish | English pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | att stärka | to … |
| Present | stärker | I …, he …s |
| Past (preteritum) | stärkte | I …ed |
| Supine (perfect) | har stärkt | have …ed |
| Past perfect | hade stärkt | had …ed |
| Future | ska stärka / kommer att stärka | will … |
| Imperative | stärk! | … ! |
| Past participle | stärk | …ed (adjective) |
| Present participle | stärkande | …ing |
Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag stärker, du stärker, hon stärker, vi stärker, de stärker. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.
How stärka 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 stärka → stärker, stärkte, stärkt.
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 stärk).
| Form | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | att stärkas |
| Present | stärks |
| Past | stärktes |
| Supine | har stärkts |
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