hinka
Meaning
to bucket (draw (liquid) with a bucket or pail); to drink (something) in large amounts
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att hinka | to bucket |
|---|---|---|
| Present | hinkar | jag hinkar |
| Past | hinkade | jag hinkade |
| Supine | hinkat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har hinkat | jag har hinkat |
| Past perfect | hade hinkat | jag hade hinkat |
| Future | ska hinka | or: kommer att hinka |
| Conditional | skulle hinka | jag skulle hinka |
| Imperative | hinka! | a command |
| Present participle | hinkande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | hinkad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | hinkas |
|---|---|
| Present | hinkas |
| Past | hinkades |
| Supine | hinkats |
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 hinkar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise hinka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (hinka). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does hinka mean in English?
hinka means “to bucket (draw (liquid) with a bucket or pail), to drink (something) in large amounts”.
What is the past tense of hinka?
The past tense of hinka is hinkade (“jag hinkade”). The supine is hinkat, used in “jag har hinkat”.
What is the present tense of hinka?
hinkar, the same for every person: jag hinkar, du hinkar, vi hinkar.
Origin
From hink (“bucket”) + -a.
Nearby common words
hinka is number 9,519 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,515puffra pistol, shooter
- 9,516välutbildad well-educated, well-educated, well-schooled
- 9,517skakig Shaky
- 9,518rollfigur character, role model
- 9,520dykning diving (with diving gear), a dive (with diving gear)
- 9,521önskning wish, desire
- 9,522opp up, an opp (opponent, enemy, especially among criminal gangs)
- 9,523erbjuden offer
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