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