finkamma
Meaning
fine-comb
In Swedish: noggrant söka igenom
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att finkamma | to fine-comb |
|---|---|---|
| Present | finkammar | jag finkammar |
| Past | finkammade | jag finkammade |
| Supine | finkammat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har finkammat | jag har finkammat |
| Past perfect | hade finkammat | jag hade finkammat |
| Future | ska finkamma | or: kommer att finkamma |
| Conditional | skulle finkamma | jag skulle finkamma |
| Imperative | finkamma! | a command |
| Present participle | finkammande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | finkammad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | finkammas |
|---|---|
| Present | finkammas |
| Past | finkammades |
| Supine | finkammats |
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 finkammar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise finkamma
1 / 2Yesterday I … (finkamma). Which is the past tense?
finkamma in a sentence
- terrängen finkammades av polisenthe area was fine-combed by the police
Questions
What does finkamma mean in English?
finkamma means “fine-comb”.
What is the past tense of finkamma?
The past tense of finkamma is finkammade (“jag finkammade”). The supine is finkammat, used in “jag har finkammat”.
What is the present tense of finkamma?
finkammar, the same for every person: jag finkammar, du finkammar, vi finkammar.
Origin
Compound of fin + kamma.
Nearby common words
finkamma is number 9,365 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,361jättelik gigantic, massive, enormous
- 9,362genomskinlig transparent
- 9,363välla well
- 9,364bemästra overcome, master
- 9,366ointressant uninteresting
- 9,367piga maid
- 9,368sylta brawn, inferior restaurant
- 9,369tillämpa apply
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