Infinitive
driva
Passive Infinitive
Alternative Infinitive
drive
| Past Participle | driven |
| Present Participle | drivande |
Simple Forms
| Present | driv |
| Past | dreiv |
| Imperative | driv |
The verb form is the same for all persons, singular and plural.
Compound Forms
| Present Perfect | har driven |
| Past Perfect | hadde driven |
| Future | vil driva |
| Future Perfect | vil ha driven |
| Conditional | ville driva |
| Conditional Perfect | ville ha driven |
The verb form is the same for all persons, singular and plural.
Translations
Etymology
From Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Compare with Swedish driva, Icelandic drífa, English drive, Dutch drijven, German treiben. See: Proto-Germanic '
*drībaną', Swedish '
driva', Icelandic '
drífa', English '
drive', Dutch '
drijven', German, old spelling '
treiben'.
Verbs referencing "driva"
English
drive.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Han driv saueflokken framfor seg. (He drives the herd of sheep in front of him.)
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Ein bensinmotor driv bilen. (A petrol engine propels the car.)
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Dei dreiv firmaet saman. (They ran the company together.)
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Ungdommane driv rundt i byen. (The young people wander around town.)
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Eg driv mykje med strikking. (I do a lot of knitting.)
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Etter at motoren svikta, dreiv skipet på havet. (After the engine failed, the ship was adrift on the ocean.)