skifta

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃɪfta]

Verb

skifta (third person singular past indicative skifti, third person plural past indicative skift, supine skift)

1. to change, to exchange

   skifta klæðir - to change clothes

   skifta kjøt um fyri epli - to exchange meat for potatoes

   skifta orð - exchange words

   skifta sinnalag - change one's mind

2. to divide, to apportion, to distribute

   skifta grind - to divide up the yield of a pilot whale killing

   skifta búgv - to administer an estate

Conjugation

Conjugation of skifta (group v-9st)

infinitive	skifta
supine	skift
	present	past
first singular	skifti	skifti
second singular	skiftir	skifti
third singular	skiftir	skifti
plural	skifta	skiftu
participle (a5)1	skiftandi	skiftur
	imperative
singular	skift!
plural	skiftið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Derived terms

• skifti

See also

• broyta
• umskapa

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• skiftene (of noun)
• skiftet (of verb)

Noun

skifta n

1. definite plural of skift
2. definite plural of skifte

Verb

skifta

1. inflection of skifte:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪftɑ/

Noun

skifta n

1. definite plural of skift

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʃɪftɑ/

Verb

skifta (present tense skifter or skiftar, past tense skifte or skifta, past participle skift or skifta, passive infinitive skiftast, present participle skiftande, imperative skift)

1. Alternative form of skifte

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skiftijaną.

Verb

skifta

1. to divide
2. to order

Inflection

Conjugation of skifta (weak class 1)

infinitive	skifta
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	skifte	skifte
2nd person singular	skiftest, skiftst	skiftest
3rd person singular	skifteth, skiftth	skifte
plural	skiftath	skiften
subjunctive	present	past
singular	skifte	skifte
plural	skifte, skiften	skifte, skiften
imperative	present
singular	skifte
plural	skiftath
participle	present	past
	skiftande	eskifted, skifted

Descendants

• West Frisian: skifte, skiftsje

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skipta.

Verb

skifta (present skiftar, preterite skiftade, supine skiftat, imperative skifta)

1. to shift ((continuously) change)

   Hennes humör skiftade med vädret

   Her mood shifted with the weather

   en bild på en nebulosa i skiftande färger

   a picture of a nebula in shifting colors

2. to change

   Kameleonter kan skifta färg

   Chameleons can change color

   skifta tempo under loppet

   change the pace during the race

   Restaurangen har skiftat ägare många gånger

   The restaurant has changed hands many times

3. (with ut (“out”)) to replace, to switch out

   Synonym: byta ut

4. (often in the present participle "skiftande") to vary

   Synonym: variera

   En del sjukhus har infört det nya systemet, med skiftande resultat

   Some hospitals have adopted the new system, with varying results

   Vädret har skiftat mycket den här sommaren

   The weather has varied a lot this summer (Could also be interpreted as "changed," with no difference in meaning)

5. (computing) to shift
6. (especially law) to divide, to distribute

   Synonym: fördela

Usage notes

For changing gears, see växla.

Conjugation

Conjugation of skifta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	skifta		skiftas
supine	skiftat		skiftats
imperative	skifta		—
imper. plural1	skiften		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	skiftar	skiftade	skiftas	skiftades
ind. plural1	skifta	skiftade	skiftas	skiftades
subjunctive2	skifte	skiftade	skiftes	skiftades
present participle		skiftande
past participle		skiftad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• skiftning

References

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