| Form | Swedish | English pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | att trycka | to … |
| Present | trycker | I …, he …s |
| Past (preteritum) | tryckte | I …ed |
| Supine (perfect) | har tryckt | have …ed |
| Past perfect | hade tryckt | had …ed |
| Future | ska trycka / kommer att trycka | will … |
| Imperative | tryck! | … ! |
| Past participle | tryck | …ed (adjective) |
| Present participle | tryckande | …ing |
Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag trycker, du trycker, hon trycker, vi trycker, de trycker. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.
How trycka 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 trycka → trycker, tryckte, tryckt.
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 tryck).
| Form | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | att tryckas |
| Present | trycks |
| Past | trycktes |
| Supine | har tryckts |
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