däcka
Meaning
to (quickly) fall asleep (especially due to alcohol consumption), to (figuratively) pass out; to deck (knock down, sometimes figuratively); to provide (a vessel) with a deck, to deck
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att däcka | to |
|---|---|---|
| Present | däckar | jag däckar |
| Past | däckade | jag däckade |
| Supine | däckat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har däckat | jag har däckat |
| Past perfect | hade däckat | jag hade däckat |
| Future | ska däcka | or: kommer att däcka |
| Conditional | skulle däcka | jag skulle däcka |
| Imperative | däcka! | a command |
| Present participle | däckande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | däckad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | däckas |
|---|---|
| Present | däckas |
| Past | däckades |
| Supine | däckats |
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 däckar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise däcka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (däcka). Which is the past tense?
däcka in a sentence
- De målade på hans ansikte med en spritpenna efter han däckatThey drew on his face with a permanent marker after he had passed out
- Jag var så slut att jag däckade i soffan när jag kom hemI was so exhausted that I crashed on the couch when I got home
- Dags att däckaTime to hit the sack
- Han däckade motståndarenHe decked his opponent
Questions
What does däcka mean in English?
däcka means “to (quickly) fall asleep (especially due to alcohol consumption), to (figuratively) pass out, to deck (knock down, sometimes figuratively)”.
What is the past tense of däcka?
The past tense of däcka is däckade (“jag däckade”). The supine is däckat, used in “jag har däckat”.
What is the present tense of däcka?
däckar, the same for every person: jag däckar, du däckar, vi däckar.
Nearby common words
däcka is number 6,630 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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