bleka
bleka as a verb
Meaning
fade; bleach
In Swedish: göra (ett material) blekare
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bleka | to fade |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bleker | jag bleker |
| Past | blekte | jag blekte |
| Supine | blekt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har blekt | jag har blekt |
| Past perfect | hade blekt | jag hade blekt |
| Future | ska bleka | or: kommer att bleka |
| Conditional | skulle bleka | jag skulle bleka |
| Imperative | blek! | a command |
| Present participle | blekande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | blekt | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | blekas |
|---|---|
| Present | bleks |
| Past | blektes |
| Supine | blekts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use bleker. See the four verb groups explained.
bleka as a noun(en bleka)
Meaning
the fish pollock (Pollachius pollachius)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en bleka |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | blekan |
| Plural, indefinite | blekor |
| Plural, definite | blekorna |
bleka is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor bleka, den stora blekan. Check another noun
Practise bleka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bleka). Which is the past tense?
bleka in a sentence
- blekt papperbleached paper
Words built with bleka
- blekmedel bleaching agent
Questions
What does bleka mean in English?
bleka means “fade, bleach”.
Is it en bleka or ett bleka?
It is en bleka, and “the the fish pollock” is blekan.
What is the plural of bleka?
The plural of bleka is blekor, and the definite plural is blekorna.
What is the past tense of bleka?
The past tense of bleka is blekte (“jag blekte”). The supine is blekt, used in “jag har blekt”.
What is the present tense of bleka?
bleker, the same for every person: jag bleker, du bleker, vi bleker.
Origin
From Old Swedish blēkia, from Old Norse bleikja, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną, from *blaikaz, whence also blek.
Nearby common words
bleka is number 8,417 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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