höga
höga as an adjective
Meaning
high, tall, loud (plural and definite form)
höga as a verb
Meaning
to pile, to put (snow) in a (neat) pile (rather than just shovel it to the side at random)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att höga | to pile |
|---|---|---|
| Present | högar | jag högar |
| Past | högade | jag högade |
| Supine | högat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har högat | jag har högat |
| Past perfect | hade högat | jag hade högat |
| Future | ska höga | or: kommer att höga |
| Conditional | skulle höga | jag skulle höga |
| Imperative | höga! | a command |
| Present participle | högande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | högad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | högas |
|---|---|
| Present | högas |
| Past | högades |
| Supine | högats |
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 högar. See the four verb groups explained.
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Questions
What does höga mean in English?
höga means “high, tall, loud (plural and definite form)”.
What is the past tense of höga?
The past tense of höga is högade (“jag högade”). The supine is högat, used in “jag har högat”.
What is the present tense of höga?
högar, the same for every person: jag högar, du högar, vi högar.
Origin
verb: hög + -a
Nearby common words
höga is number 1,854 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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