vara med
Swedish
Etymology
From vara (“be”) + med (“with”).
Verb
vara med (present är med, preterite var med, supine varit med, imperative var med)
- (transitive) to be with (at the same location), to have been brought along
- Jag är med Nisse på gymmet
- I am with Nisse at the gym
- Tandborsten är med! Jag trodde jag hade glömt att ta med den.
- The tootbrush is here! I thought I had forgotten to bring it.
- (intransitive) to participate, to be included, to be a member, to be in
- Jag vill vara med och spela fotboll ― I want to join in and play soccer
- Du får inte vara med ― You can't join
- Jag var med i klubben ― I was in the club
- Sean Connery var med i filmen ― Sean Connery was in the movie
- Den är med på listan ― It's included on the list
- (intransitive) to understand, to keep up
- Är du med? ― Do you understand? (Compare "Are you with me?")
- Synonym: hänga med (“keep up”)
- (intransitive, colloquial) to be thrilled and alert; to be psyched
- Wow! Jag är med alltså! ― Wow! I'm really digging it!
Conjugation
Conjugation of vara med med (irregular)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vara med | — | ||
| Supine | varit med | — | ||
| Imperative | var med | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | varen med | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | är med | var med | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | äro med | voro med | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | vare med | vore med | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | — | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
See also
- gå med
- ta med