pröva
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish prøva, from Middle Low German prôven, from Late Latin probō (“test, try, examine, approve, show to be good or fit, prove”, verb), from probus (“good, worthy, excellent”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-bhwo- (“being in front, prominent”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-, *per- (“toward”) + Proto-Indo-European *bhu- (“to be”)
Pronunciation
Verb
pröva (present prövar, preterite prövade, supine prövat, imperative pröva)
- to try, to make an attempt or to sample and evaluate it afterward
- to test, to challenge, to tempt; as in to put something up for examination
- I nöden prövas vännen
- Hardship is the test of friendship, a friend in need is a friend indeed
- I nöden prövas vännen
Conjugation
Conjugation of pröva (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | pröva | prövas | ||
Supine | prövat | prövats | ||
Imperative | pröva | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | pröven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | prövar | prövade | prövas | prövades |
Ind. plural1 | pröva | prövade | prövas | prövades |
Subjunctive2 | pröve | prövade | pröves | prövades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | prövande | |||
Past participle | prövad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Synonyms
- (try): prova