Group 3 Verbs: Supinum in -tt
Group 3 consists of short verbs that end in a stressed vowel. To form the supinum for these verbs, simply add -tt to the infinitive.
- bo (to live) → bott (lived)
- nå (to reach) → nått (reached)
- ske (to happen) → skett (happened)
- tro (to believe) → trott (believed)
Here are some examples of Group 3 verbs in action. You will often use these to talk about reaching a goal (målet) or discussing incredible (otrolig) news (nyheten):
| Have you heard the news? Something incredible has happened! | Har du hört nyheten? Något otroligt har skett! |
| We have reached the goal for the project. | Vi har nått målet för projektet. |
| He has lived in Sweden before. | Han har bott i Sverige tidigare. |
Group 4 Verbs: Supinum in -it
Group 4 contains strong and irregular verbs. The supinum for this group always ends in -it.
While some verbs simply add -it to the root, many Group 4 verbs undergo a vowel change in the stem. For example, the vowel changes in stjäla (to steal) to form stulit, and in försvinna (to disappear) to form försvunnit.
- skriva (to write) → skrivit (written)
- sova (to sleep) → sovit (slept)
- ta (to take) → tagit (taken)
- stjäla (to steal) → stulit (stolen)
- försvinna (to disappear) → försvunnit (disappeared)
Let's see these in context, such as a journalist (journalisten) writing an article (artikeln), or a thief (tjuven) committing a crime:
| The journalist has already written the article. | Journalisten har redan skrivit artikeln. |
| The thief has stolen the money! | Tjuven har stulit pengarna! |
| Now the thief has disappeared in the forest. | Nu har tjuven försvunnit i skogen. |
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