pröva

See also: prova, próva, provà, and provâ

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

IPA^(key): /prøːva/
Hyphenation: prö‧va

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of pröva (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	pröva	prövas
Present tense	prövar	prövas
Past tense	prövade	prövades
Supine	prövat	prövats
Imperative	pröva	—
Present participle	prövande
Past participle	prövad

Synonyms

(try): prova

Related terms

prövning