damma
Meaning
raise (make) dust; dust
In Swedish: ge ifrån sig damm
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att damma | to raise |
|---|---|---|
| Present | dammar | jag dammar |
| Past | dammade | jag dammade |
| Supine | dammat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har dammat | jag har dammat |
| Past perfect | hade dammat | jag hade dammat |
| Future | ska damma | or: kommer att damma |
| Conditional | skulle damma | jag skulle damma |
| Imperative | damma! | a command |
| Present participle | dammande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | dammad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | dammas |
|---|---|
| Present | dammas |
| Past | dammades |
| Supine | dammats |
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 dammar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise damma
1 / 2Yesterday I … (damma). Which is the past tense?
damma in a sentence
- det dammar om mattan när du skakar denthe rug makes an awful lot of dust when you shake it
- damma (av) bokhyllandust (off) the bookcase
- Angela dammade ivrigt symaskinen.Angela eagerly dusted the sewing machine.
- att damma avto dust off
- att damma nedto cover with dust
- att damma påto punch, to hit (someone in a fight; as if with a duster)
- Och så for han sin väg, så att det dammade omkring vagnen.And so he went away, so the dust whirled about the wagon.
Questions
What does damma mean in English?
damma means “raise (make) dust, dust”.
What is the past tense of damma?
The past tense of damma is dammade (“jag dammade”). The supine is dammat, used in “jag har dammat”.
What is the present tense of damma?
dammar, the same for every person: jag dammar, du dammar, vi dammar.
Origin
damm + -a
Nearby common words
damma is number 5,532 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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