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 | fly |
| Present | flyr |
| Past | flydde |
| Imperative | fly |
| Supine | flytt |
Verbs conjugated like 'fly'
anförtro,
avsky,
avtvå,
bebo,
bero,
beströ,
beså,
bete,
betro,
bo,
bredså,
bry,
eftertrå,
ernå,
fly,
flå,
förebrå,
förespå,
förete,
förmå, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'fly'
flå,
ala,
åla,
bli,
blya,
bry,
få,
fala,
fela,
fila,
Translations
absquatulate, to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart
bolt, to escape
escape, to get free
escape, to elude
flee, to run away; to escape
flee, to escape from
shun, to escape
Sample Sentences
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Han sade:— Knud, vi måste fly, vi måste springa!
Additional Information
fly rymma, smita
[A flyr]
Engelsk översättning
flee
Exempel
fly ur fångenskapen---flee from captivity
fly från verkligheten---flee from reality
de flydde sin väg---they
fled
Etymology
1. fsv. flȳ(ia), motsv. d.
fly, isl. flýja, mnt. vlēn, vlien, t.
fliehen, eng. flee samt got. þliuhan; av oviss härledning fsv.
fly(a), fli(a), sv. dial. fly, fli, motsv. d.
fly, av mnt. vli(g)en, lägga i varv, ordna, av ovisst urspr. (jfr
Hellquist) References: 1 2
2. From Old Swedish flȳia, flȳa, from Old Norse flýja, from Proto-Germanic *fleuhaną. See: Old Swedish 'flyia', Proto-Germanic '*fleuhaną'.
Verbs referencing "fly"
English flee.
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.