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 | förringa |
| Present | förringar |
| Past | förringade |
| Imperative | förringa |
| Supine | förringat |
Verbs conjugated like 'förringa'
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 'förringa'
förbringa,
förrinna,
förtinga,
förånga,
föränga,
förbinda,
förbrinna,
förebringa,
förfånga,
förfänga,
Translations
belittle, to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is
decrease, make smaller
disparage, to dishonor by a comparison
palliate, to cover or disguise the seriousness of something by excuses and apologies
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Du ska inte förringa målvaktens betydelse i vinsten. (You shall not belittle the importance of the goalkeeper in today's win.)
Additional Information
Etymology
1. liksom d.
forringe efter mnt. vorringen; jfr FÖR-
II 3 o. RINGA, adj. o. adv. — Jfr FÖR-RINGRA References:
1
2. From Middle Low German vorringen, equivalent to för- + ringa + -a. Cognate with Danish forringe and Norwegian Bokmål forringe. See: Danish '
forringe', Norwegian '
forringe'.
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.