skoja
Swedish
editEtymology
editCognate with Danish skøje, from Dutch schooien, used in Swedish since 1766
Verb
editskoja (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
editConjugation of skoja (weak)
| 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 | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | skojande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- skoja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skoja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skoja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)