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skifta

Faroese

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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skifta (third person singular past indicative skifti, third person plural past indicative skift, supine skift)

  1. to change, to exchange
    skifta klæðir - to change clothes
    skifta kjøt um fyri epli - to exchange meat for potatoes
    skifta orð - exchange words
    skifta sinnalag - change one's mind
  2. to divide, to apportion, to distribute
    skifta grind - to divide up the yield of a pilot whale killing
    skifta búgv - to administer an estate

Conjugation

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Conjugation of skifta (group v-9st)
infinitive skifta
supine skift
participle (a5)1 skiftandi skiftur
present past
first singular skifti skifti
second singular skiftir skifti
third singular skiftir skifti
plural skifta skiftu
imperative
singular skift!
plural skiftið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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skifta n

  1. definite plural of skift
  2. definite plural of skifte

Verb

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skifta

  1. inflection of skifte:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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skifta n

  1. definite plural of skift

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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skifta (present tense skifter or skiftar, past tense skifte or skifta, past participle skift or skifta, passive infinitive skiftast, present participle skiftande, imperative skift)

  1. Alternative form of skifte

Old Frisian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *skiftijaną.

Verb

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skifta

  1. to divide
  2. to order

Inflection

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Conjugation of skifta (weak class 1)
infinitive skifta
indicative present past
1st person singular skifte skifte
2nd person singular skiftest, skiftst skiftest
3rd person singular skifteth, skiftth skifte
plural skiftath skiften
subjunctive present past
singular skifte skifte
plural skifte, skiften skifte, skiften
imperative present
singular skifte
plural skiftath
participle present past
skiftande eskifted, skifted

Descendants

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  • West Frisian: skifte, skiftsje

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish skipta.

Verb

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skifta (present skiftar, preterite skiftade, supine skiftat, imperative skifta)

  1. to shift ((continuously) change)
    Hennes humör skiftade med vädret
    Her mood shifted with the weather
    en bild på en nebulosa i skiftande färger
    a picture of a nebula in shifting colors
  2. to change
    Kameleonter kan skifta färg
    Chameleons can change color
    skifta tempo under loppet
    change the pace during the race
    Restaurangen har skiftat ägare många gånger
    The restaurant has changed hands many times
  3. (with ut (“out”)) to replace, to switch out
    Synonym: byta ut
  4. (often in the present participle "skiftande") to vary
    Synonym: variera
    En del sjukhus har infört det nya systemet, med skiftande resultat
    Some hospitals have adopted the new system, with varying results
    Vädret har skiftat mycket den här sommaren
    The weather has varied a lot this summer (Could also be interpreted as "changed," with no difference in meaning)
  5. (computing) to shift
  6. (especially law) to divide, to distribute
    Synonym: fördela

Usage notes

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For changing gears, see växla.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of skifta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive skifta skiftas
Supine skiftat skiftats
Imperative skifta —
Imper. plural1 skiften —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative skiftar skiftade skiftas skiftades
Ind. plural1 skifta skiftade skiftas skiftades
Subjunctive2 skifte skiftade skiftes skiftades
Participles
Present participle skiftande
Past participle skiftad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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