gissa
Meaning
suppose; guess
In Swedish: uttala sig utan att känna fakta, tro, förmoda
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att gissa | to suppose |
|---|---|---|
| Present | gissar | jag gissar |
| Past | gissade | jag gissade |
| Supine | gissat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har gissat | jag har gissat |
| Past perfect | hade gissat | jag hade gissat |
| Future | ska gissa | or: kommer att gissa |
| Conditional | skulle gissa | jag skulle gissa |
| Imperative | gissa! | a command |
| Present participle | gissande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | gissad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | gissas |
|---|---|
| Present | gissas |
| Past | gissades |
| Supine | gissats |
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 gissar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise gissa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (gissa). Which is the past tense?
gissa in a sentence
- Gissa vad vi får till middag!Guess what we're having for dinner!
- gissa sig till någotGuess sth.
Expressions
- gissa om vi trivs!what fun this is!
Questions
What does gissa mean in English?
gissa means “suppose, guess”.
What is the past tense of gissa?
The past tense of gissa is gissade (“jag gissade”). The supine is gissat, used in “jag har gissat”.
What is the present tense of gissa?
gissar, the same for every person: jag gissar, du gissar, vi gissar.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Norse *gitsa, *getsa.
Nearby common words
gissa is number 854 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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