diska
Meaning
wash up; do the dishes; disqualify
In Swedish: tvätta och skölja (matservis etc)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att diska | to wash up |
|---|---|---|
| Present | diskar | jag diskar |
| Past | diskade | jag diskade |
| Supine | diskat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har diskat | jag har diskat |
| Past perfect | hade diskat | jag hade diskat |
| Future | ska diska | or: kommer att diska |
| Conditional | skulle diska | jag skulle diska |
| Imperative | diska! | a command |
| Present participle | diskande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | diskad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | diskas |
|---|---|
| Present | diskas |
| Past | diskades |
| Supine | diskats |
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 diskar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise diska
1 / 2Yesterday I … (diska). Which is the past tense?
diska in a sentence
- diska efter matenwash up after the meal
Words built with diska
- diskmedel washing-up liquid (powder, etc.)
Questions
What does diska mean in English?
diska means “wash up, do the dishes”.
What is the past tense of diska?
The past tense of diska is diskade (“jag diskade”). The supine is diskat, used in “jag har diskat”.
What is the present tense of diska?
diskar, the same for every person: jag diskar, du diskar, vi diskar.
Origin
disk + -a
Nearby common words
diska is number 3,980 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 3,976befann found oneself, felt
- 3,977underskatta underestimate
- 3,978befolkning people, population
- 3,979olyckshändelse accident
- 3,981mack filling (petrol, service) station, (gas station (US)); petrol pump, (gas pump (US))
- 3,982vald elected, selected, chosen, elected, selected, choosen
- 3,983uppriktig frank
- 3,984dryck drink
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary