gala
gala as a verb
Meaning
crow
In Swedish: låta som en tupp
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att gala | to crow |
|---|---|---|
| Present | gal | jag gal |
| Past | gol | jag gol |
| Supine | galit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har galit | jag har galit |
| Past perfect | hade galit | jag hade galit |
| Future | ska gala | or: kommer att gala |
| Conditional | skulle gala | jag skulle gala |
| Imperative | gal! | a command |
| Present participle | galande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | galen | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | galas |
|---|---|
| Present | gals |
| Past | gols |
| Supine | galits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use gal. See the four verb groups explained.
gala as a noun(en gala)
Meaning
gala
In Swedish: (stor och fin) föreställning el. fest
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en gala |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | galan |
| Plural, indefinite | galor |
| Plural, definite | galorna |
gala is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor gala, den stora galan. Check another noun
Practise gala
1 / 2Yesterday I … (gala). Which is the past tense?
gala in a sentence
- tuppen gal klockan sjuthe cock crows at seven o'clock
- stå inte här och galdon't stand here and yell
- När tuppen hade galt för andra gången hade Petrus redan förnekat Jesus tre gånger.When the rooster had crowed for the second time, Peter had already denied Jesus three times.
Words built with gala
- popgala pop festival
- galamiddag gala dinner
- rockgala rock festival
Questions
What does gala mean in English?
gala means “crow”.
Is it en gala or ett gala?
It is en gala, and “the gala” is galan.
What is the plural of gala?
The plural of gala is galor, and the definite plural is galorna.
What is the past tense of gala?
The past tense of gala is gol (“jag gol”). The supine is galit, used in “jag har galit”.
What is the present tense of gala?
gal, the same for every person: jag gal, du gal, vi gal.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish gala, from Old Norse gala, from Proto-Germanic *galaną.
Nearby common words
gala is number 3,783 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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