skipta

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Verb

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

• 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

skipta – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að skipta
supine sagnbót		skipt
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		skiptandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	skipti	skipti		skipti	skipti
	þú	skiptir	skiptir		skiptir	skiptir
	hann, hún, það	skiptir	skipti		skipti	skipti
plural	við	skiptum	skiptum		skiptum	skiptum
	þið	skiptið	skiptuð		skiptið	skiptuð
	þeir, þær, þau	skipta	skiptu		skipti	skiptu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	skipt (þú), skiptu
plural	þið	skiptið (þið), skiptiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

skiptast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að skiptast
supine sagnbót		skipst
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		skiptandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	skiptist	skiptist		skiptist	skiptist
	þú	skiptist	skiptist		skiptist	skiptist
	hann, hún, það	skiptist	skiptist		skiptist	skiptist
plural	við	skiptumst	skiptumst		skiptumst	skiptumst
	þið	skiptist	skiptust		skiptist	skiptust
	þeir, þær, þau	skiptast	skiptust		skiptist	skiptust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	skipst (þú), skipstu
plural	þið	skiptist (þið), skiptisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

skiptur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	skiptur	skipt	skipt	skiptir	skiptar	skipt
accusative (þolfall)	skiptan	skipta	skipt	skipta	skiptar	skipt
dative (þágufall)	skiptum	skiptri	skiptu	skiptum	skiptum	skiptum
genitive (eignarfall)	skipts	skiptrar	skipts	skiptra	skiptra	skiptra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	skipti	skipta	skipta	skiptu	skiptu	skiptu
accusative (þolfall)	skipta	skiptu	skipta	skiptu	skiptu	skiptu
dative (þágufall)	skipta	skiptu	skipta	skiptu	skiptu	skiptu
genitive (eignarfall)	skipta	skiptu	skipta	skiptu	skiptu	skiptu

Derived terms

• ef því er að skipta
• láta hendur skipta
• skipta á milli sín/skipta milli sín
• skipta fyrir
• skipta í tvennt
• skipta sér af (“to interfere, meddle”)
• skipta skapi
• skipta sköpum (“be crucial”)
• skipta við
• skipta um
• skiptast

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Verb

skipta

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

Conjugation

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

• Swedish: skifta