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)