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”). Doublet of prova.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

pröva (present prövar, preterite prövade, supine prövat, imperative pröva)

1. to try, to make an attempt or to sample and evaluate it afterward
2. 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
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

Related terms

• prövning

Further reading

• pröva in Svensk ordbok.