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