Modern Swedish
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 | gravera |
| Present | graverar |
| Past | graverade |
| Imperative | gravera |
| Supine | graverat |
Verbs conjugated like 'gravera'
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 'gravera'
bravera,
gradera,
grafera,
aggravera,
avgravera,
dragera,
drapera,
favera,
frasera,
garagera,
Translations
engrave, carve text or symbols into (something)
gouge, to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
Additional Information
Etymology
1. y. fsv. (
PMånsson 539) grauera, stämpla (skinn); liksom d. gravere, t. gravieren, av fr. graver; av germ. urspr.; jfr fht. graban, gräva, inrista, t. graben (se GRAVA, v.1. Jfr GRAVA, v.2
2. liksom d. gravere o. t. gravieren av lat. gravare, besvära, belasta m. m., till gravis, tung m. m. (se GRAV, adj.1); jfr GRAVAMEN References: 1 2
3. From French graver, from Proto-Germanic *grabaną. Doublet of gräva. Cognate of Danish gravere, German gravieren. See: French 'graver', Proto-Germanic '*grabaną', Danish 'gravere', German, old spelling 'gravieren'.
Swedish AD ~1900
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.
Gerund:
graverande
Indicative
Present
| jag | graverar |
| du | graverar |
| han;hon | graverar |
| vi | gravera |
| ni | gravera |
| de | gravera |
Perfect
| jag | har graverat |
| du | har graverat |
| han;hon | har graverat |
| vi | ha graverat |
| ni | ha graverat |
| de | ha graverat |
Past
| jag | graverade |
| du | graverade |
| han;hon | graverade |
| vi | graverade |
| ni | graverade |
| de | graverade |
Pluperfect
| jag | hade graverat |
| du | hade graverat |
| han;hon | hade graverat |
| vi | hade graverat |
| ni | hade graverat |
| de | hade graverat |
Future
| jag | skulle gravera |
| du | skulle gravera |
| han;hon | skulle gravera |
| vi | skola gravera |
| ni | skola gravera |
| de | skola gravera |
Future Perfect
| jag | skulle ha(va) graverat |
| du | skulle ha(va) graverat |
| han;hon | skulle ha(va) graverat |
| vi | skola ha(va) graverat |
| ni | skola ha(va) graverat |
| de | skola ha(va) graverat |
Conjunctive
Present
| jag | må gravera |
| du | må gravera |
| han;hon | må gravera |
| vi | må gravera |
| ni | må gravera |
| de | må gravera |
Perfect
| jag | må ha(va) graverat |
| du | må ha(va) graverat |
| han;hon | må ha(va) graverat |
| vi | må ha(va) graverat |
| ni | må ha(va) graverat |
| de | må ha(va) graverat |
Past
| jag | skulle gravera |
| du | skulle gravera |
| han;hon | skulle gravera |
| vi | skulle gravera |
| ni | skulle gravera |
| de | skulle gravera |
Pluperfect
| jag | skulle ha(va) graverat |
| du | skulle ha(va) graverat |
| han;hon | skulle ha(va) graverat |
| vi | skulle ha(va) graverat |
| ni | skulle ha(va) graverat |
| de | skulle ha(va) graverat |
Conditional
Present
| jag | skulle gravera |
| du | skulle gravera |
| han;hon | skulle gravera |
| vi | skulle gravera |
| ni | skulle gravera |
| de | skulle gravera |
Perfect
| jag | skulle ha(va) graverat |
| du | skulle ha(va) graverat |
| han;hon | skulle ha(va) graverat |
| vi | skulle ha(va) graverat |
| ni | skulle ha(va) graverat |
| de | skulle ha(va) graverat |
Imperative
| du | gravera |
| vi | Låt oss gravera |
| ni | gravera |
Swedish Dialects of Finland