| Form | Swedish | English pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | att välja | to … |
| Present | väljer | I …, he …s |
| Past (preteritum) | valde | I …ed |
| Supine (perfect) | har valt | have …ed |
| Past perfect | hade valt | had …ed |
| Future | ska välja / kommer att välja | will … |
| Imperative | välj! | … ! |
| Past participle | vald | …ed (adjective) |
| Present participle | väljande | …ing |
Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag väljer, du väljer, hon väljer, vi väljer, de väljer. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.
How välja 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. välja is one of them: väljer, valde, valt. Learn these forms together.
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 vald).
| Form | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | att väljas |
| Present | väljs |
| Past | valdes |
| Supine | har valts |
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