skärma

Swedish

Etymology

skärm (“screen”) +‎ -a

Verb

skärma (present skärmar, preterite skärmade, supine skärmat, imperative skärma)

1. (often with av (“off”)) to shield, to screen (block with a screen)
2. (archaic) to shield (protect)

Conjugation

Conjugation of skärma (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	skärma		skärmas
Supine	skärmat		skärmats
Imperative	skärma		—
Imper. plural1	skärmen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	skärmar	skärmade	skärmas	skärmades
Ind. plural1	skärma	skärmade	skärmas	skärmades
Subjunctive2	skärme	skärmade	skärmes	skärmades
	Participles
Present participle	skärmande
Past participle	skärmad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• avskärma
• skärma av

References

• skärma in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skärma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skärma in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)