fjäska
Meaning
fawn on; suck up to
In Swedish: krusa, smickra, ställa sig in
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att fjäska | to fawn on |
|---|---|---|
| Present | fjäskar | jag fjäskar |
| Past | fjäskade | jag fjäskade |
| Supine | fjäskat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har fjäskat | jag har fjäskat |
| Past perfect | hade fjäskat | jag hade fjäskat |
| Future | ska fjäska | or: kommer att fjäska |
| Conditional | skulle fjäska | jag skulle fjäska |
| Imperative | fjäska! | a command |
| Present participle | fjäskande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | fjäskas |
|---|---|
| Present | fjäskas |
| Past | fjäskades |
| Supine | fjäskats |
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 fjäskar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise fjäska
1 / 2Yesterday I … (fjäska). Which is the past tense?
fjäska in a sentence
- att fjäska för någonto suck up to someone
- fjäska för barnenpamper the kids
Questions
What does fjäska mean in English?
fjäska means “fawn on, suck up to”.
What is the past tense of fjäska?
The past tense of fjäska is fjäskade (“jag fjäskade”). The supine is fjäskat, used in “jag har fjäskat”.
What is the present tense of fjäska?
fjäskar, the same for every person: jag fjäskar, du fjäskar, vi fjäskar.
Similar words
rövslickasmöra
Origin
Derived from the verb fjäsa.
Nearby common words
fjäska is number 8,020 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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