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 | förbruka |
| Present | förbrukar |
| Past | förbrukade |
| Imperative | förbruka |
| Supine | förbrukat |
Verbs conjugated like 'förbruka'
abalienera,
abandonnera,
abbreviera,
abdikera,
abila,
ablaktera,
abonnera,
abortera,
abradera,
absentera,
absolvera,
absorbera,
abstrahera,
accedera,
accelerera,
accentera,
accentuera,
acceptera,
accisera,
acklimatisera, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'förbruka'
förbråka,
förbaska,
förbjuda,
förbuda,
förbuska,
förmjuka,
förvräka,
återbruka,
avbruka,
bebruka,
Translations
absorb, to consume completely
exhaust, to drain, metaphorically; to wear out
use, to exhaust the supply of, to consume
expend, to consume resources
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
Additional Information
Etymology
From för- (“en-/up”) + bruka (“use”).
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.