skicka
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish skikka, from Middle Low German schicken "to send" (German schicken, Dutch schikken). Cognate with ske "to happen, to occur".
Pronunciation
editVerb
editskicka (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
editConjugation 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
editRelated 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)