goa
Meaning
to trick someone into going to a place and then beat up or murder them
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att goa | to trick someone into going to a place and then beat up or murder them |
|---|---|---|
| Present | goar | jag goar |
| Past | goade | jag goade |
| Supine | goat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har goat | jag har goat |
| Past perfect | hade goat | jag hade goat |
| Future | ska goa | or: kommer att goa |
| Conditional | skulle goa | jag skulle goa |
| Imperative | goa! | a command |
| Present participle | goande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | goad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | goas |
|---|---|
| Present | goas |
| Past | goades |
| Supine | goats |
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 goar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise goa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (goa). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does goa mean in English?
goa means “to trick someone into going to a place and then beat up or murder them”.
What is the past tense of goa?
The past tense of goa is goade (“jag goade”). The supine is goat, used in “jag har goat”.
What is the present tense of goa?
goar, the same for every person: jag goar, du goar, vi goar.
Origin
Perhaps from English go + -a.
Nearby common words
goa is number 3,344 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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