blåste

Blåste is the simple past tense form of the Swedish verb blåsa, meaning to blow. It is used to describe a completed action of blowing or to refer to wind moving past in the past. The form can pertain to blowing with one’s mouth as well as to the wind or an external force.

Etymology and related forms: blåsa comes from Old Swedish and is related to similar verbs in other Scandinavian languages, such as Norwegian blåse and Danish blæse. The past tense blueste expresses a finished act of blowing. The present tense is blåser, and the past participle is blåst, which is used with have/has to form perfect tenses (e.g., har blåst).

Usage in Swedish: blåste is versatile in both everyday and formal language. It can describe someone actively blowing out a candle, inflating something briefly, or a wind gust occurring in the past. Examples include: Hon blåste ut ljuset. (She blew out the candle.) Vinden blåste starkt i natt. (The wind blew strongly last night.)

Grammatical notes: blåste is the past tense for both transitive and intransitive uses of blåsa. In compound tenses, the past participle blåst is used, as in har blåst (has blown) or hade blåst (had blown). The verb forms a regular pattern in Swedish conjugation, making blåste a common, easily learned form for learners.

See also: Svenska verbconjugation; wind and weather terminology in Swedish; related Scandinavian verbs such as blåse (Danish) and blåsa (Norwegian).