In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | bidra; bidraga |
| Present | bidrar; bidrager |
| Past | bidrog |
| Imperative | bidra; bidrag |
| Supine | bidragit; bidratt |
Verbs conjugated like 'bidra'
akttaga,
andra,
andraga,
ankaretaga,
anta,
antaga,
arvtaga,
avbedraga,
avdagata,
avdagataga,
avdraga,
avta,
avtaga,
bedra,
bedraga,
beslagta,
betaga,
bidra,
bidraga,
bortta, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'bidra'
bedra,
bida,
idra,
ådra,
åldra,
andra,
ändra,
ardra,
bada,
båda,
Translations
contribute, to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole
Sample Sentences
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Du bidrog inte till mina mutpengar och jag trodde att
(Pain Hustlers)
Additional Information
bidraga medverka; hjälpa
[A/x bidrar till y/ att + S]
Engelsk översättning
contribute, make a contribution to; help, promote
Exempel
ett lotteri ska bidra till att finansiera verksamheten---a
lottery will be organized to help finance the operation
hon bidrog till en konstruktiv lösning av frågan---she helped bring the matter to a satisfactory conclusion
en bidragande orsak till konflikten---one of the
factors which contributed to the conflict
Etymology
bi- + dra, from German beitragen. See: German, old spelling '
beitragen'.
Cognates
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Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.