skoja
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Danish skøje, from Dutch schooien, used in Swedish since 1766
Verb
[edit]skoja (present skojar, preterite skojade, supine skojat, imperative skoja)
- (obsolete) to travel around in freedom without a plan or profession, to run around in a playful manner, to fool around
- Ziguenarfolket [...] skoja kring landet
- Gypsies go all around the country
- Ziguenarfolket [...] skoja kring landet
- to joke, to play jokes, to prank
- morfar skojar med barnen
- grandpa is playing jokes with the kids
- Jag skojade bara
- I was only joking
- morfar skojar med barnen
- (by ironic extension) to fool (somebody); to cheat, to swindle, to betray
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | skoja | — | ||
| supine | skojat | — | ||
| imperative | skoja | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | skojen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | skojar | skojade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | skoja | skojade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | skoje | skojade | — | — |
| present participle | skojande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- skoja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skoja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skoja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)