önska
Meaning
wish
In Swedish: vilja få förverkligad
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att önska | to wish |
|---|---|---|
| Present | önskar | jag önskar |
| Past | önskade | jag önskade |
| Supine | önskat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har önskat | jag har önskat |
| Past perfect | hade önskat | jag hade önskat |
| Future | ska önska | or: kommer att önska |
| Conditional | skulle önska | jag skulle önska |
| Imperative | önska! | a command |
| Present participle | önskande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | önskad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | önskas |
|---|---|
| Present | önskas |
| Past | önskades |
| Supine | önskats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use önskar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise önska
1 / 2Yesterday I … (önska). Which is the past tense?
önska in a sentence
- jag önskar att jag slapp åkaI wish I did not have to go
- han önskade tala med dighe wanted to speak to you
- Vad önskar du dig till födelsedagen?What do you want for your birthday?
Questions
What does önska mean in English?
önska means “wish”.
What is the past tense of önska?
The past tense of önska is önskade (“jag önskade”). The supine is önskat, used in “jag har önskat”.
What is the present tense of önska?
önskar, the same for every person: jag önskar, du önskar, vi önskar.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish ȳskia, ø̄skia, from Old Norse œskja (“wish”), from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną (“to wish”).
Nearby common words
önska is number 515 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary