skicka
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish skikka, from Middle Low German schicken "to send" (German schicken, Dutch schikken). Cognate with ske "to happen, to occur".
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]skicka (present skickar, preterite skickade, supine skickat, imperative skicka)
- send (make something go somewhere)
- Jag skickade brevet igår.
- I sent the letter yesterday.
- pass, to give someone who didn't reach (e.g. across a table)
- Kan du skicka saltet?
- Could you please pass the salt?
- (reflexive, dated) behave oneself
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of skicka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | skicka | skickas | ||
| Supine | skickat | skickats | ||
| Imperative | skicka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | skicken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | skickar | skickade | skickas | skickades |
| Ind. plural1 | skicka | skickade | skickas | skickades |
| Subjunctive2 | skicke | skickade | skickes | skickades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | skickande | |||
| Past participle | skickad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- (send): skicka ut
- (behave): skick, skick och fason
See also
[edit]- send
References
[edit]- skicka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skicka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skicka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)