drar

Drar is the present tense form of the Swedish verb dra, meaning to pull or to draw. The verb is versatile and covers literal pulling of objects as well as figurative uses such as drawing conclusions or drawing a card in a game. It can also express movement, for example when someone heads somewhere: vi drar till Stockholm.

Infinitive: dra. Present: drar (jag drar, du drar, han/hon drar, vi drar, ni drar, de drar). Past: drog. Supine: dragit. Imperative: dra! Passive present: dras.

Common usages include physical pulling (hon drar en låda över golvet), drawing a card (han drar kortet), drawing conclusions (vi drar slutsatsen), and taking advantage of something (vi drar nytta av erfarenheten). The verb also appears in expressions of movement and direction, such as drar till to indicate heading to a place.

Etymology and related forms: dra comes from Old Norse draga; it is cognate with Norwegian dra and Danish drage. The present tense form drar reflects regular Swedish verb patterns for the infinitive dra, while the broader family of related terms in Scandinavian languages share the same root meaning of pulling or drawing. In contemporary Swedish, drar is a common and productive verb used in both literal and figurative contexts.