hosta
hosta as a verb
Meaning
cough
In Swedish: ha hosta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att hosta | to cough |
|---|---|---|
| Present | hostar | jag hostar |
| Past | hostade | jag hostade |
| Supine | hostat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har hostat | jag har hostat |
| Past perfect | hade hostat | jag hade hostat |
| Future | ska hosta | or: kommer att hosta |
| Conditional | skulle hosta | jag skulle hosta |
| Imperative | hosta! | a command |
| Present participle | hostande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | hostas |
|---|---|
| Present | hostas |
| Past | hostades |
| Supine | hostats |
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 hostar. See the four verb groups explained.
hosta as a noun(en hosta)
Meaning
cough
In Swedish: skrällande ljud som framkallas av retning i luftvägarna (vid förkylning)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en hosta |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | hostan |
hosta is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor hosta, den stora hostan. Check another noun
Practise hosta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (hosta). Which is the past tense?
hosta in a sentence
- bilen hostade och stannade med ett ryckthe engine spluttered and the car came to a stop with a jolt
- förkylning med hosta och febera cold with a cough and a high temperature
- Mamma hade fått en envis hosta.Mom had contracted a stubborn cough.
Expressions
- hosta upp (pengar)cough up (money)
Words built with hosta
- hostmedicin cough mixture
Questions
What does hosta mean in English?
hosta means “cough”.
Is it en hosta or ett hosta?
It is en hosta, and “the cough” is hostan.
What is the past tense of hosta?
The past tense of hosta is hostade (“jag hostade”). The supine is hostat, used in “jag har hostat”.
What is the present tense of hosta?
hostar, the same for every person: jag hostar, du hostar, vi hostar.
Origin
From Old Swedish hōsta, probably from the oblique case of Old Norse hósti, from Proto-Germanic *hwōstô.
Nearby common words
hosta is number 3,876 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary