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skipta

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skipta, from Proto-Germanic *skiftijaną.

Verb

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skipta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skipti, supine skipt)

  1. to divide, to partition, to cleave [with dative]
    Ég skal skipta appelsínunni í tvo hluta.
    I'll divide the orange into two parts.
  2. to distribute, to divide amongst [with dative]
  3. to change [with dative]
    Af hverju skiptir himininn litum?
    Why does the sky change colours?
  4. to change, exchange, to swap [with dative]
    Ég skipti gamla bílnum mínum fyrir nýjan.
    I exchanged my old car for a new one.
    Ég skipti krónunum mínum í dollara.
    I converted my krónur to dollars.
  5. (impersonal) to matter [with dative]
    Það skiptir engu máli.
    It doesn't matter.
    Það skiptir ekki máli.
    It doesn't matter.
    Það skiptir máli.
    It matters.
    Þeir riðu svo tugum skiptir.
    They rode by the dozens.
    Ég hef ekki séð hana svo mánuðum skiptir.
    I haven't seen her for months on end.

Usage notes

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  • In the sense skipta máli (to matter), when emphasis is added to the word skipta it is the equivalent of adding the auxiliary verb do with emphasis:
    Þetta 'skiptir' máli!
    This 'does' matter!

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skipta, from Proto-Germanic *skiftijaną.

Verb

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skipta

  1. to distribute
  2. to allot
  3. to share
  4. to shift, change

Conjugation

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Conjugation of skipta (weak)
present past
infinitive skipta
participle skiptandi, skiptande skipter
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk skiptir skipti, skipte   skipti, skipte skipti, skipte
þū skiptir skipti, skipte skipt skipti, skipte skipti, skipte
han skiptir skipti, skipte   skipti, skipte skipti, skipte
vīr skiptum, skiptom skiptum, skiptom skiptum, skiptom skiptum, skiptom skiptum, skiptom
īr skiptin skiptin skiptin skiptin skiptin
þēr skipta skiptin   skiptu, skipto skiptin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk skiptis skiptis, skiptes   skiptis, skiptes skiptis, skiptes
þū skiptis skiptis, skiptes   skiptis, skiptes skiptis, skiptes
han skiptis skiptis, skiptes   skiptis, skiptes skiptis, skiptes
vīr skiptums, skiptoms skiptums, skiptoms   skiptums, skiptoms skiptums, skiptoms
īr skiptins skiptins   skiptins skiptins
þēr skiptas skiptins   skiptus, skiptos skiptins

Descendants

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  • Swedish: skifta