hulka
Meaning
sob
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att hulka | to sob |
|---|---|---|
| Present | hulkar | jag hulkar |
| Past | hulkade | jag hulkade |
| Supine | hulkat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har hulkat | jag har hulkat |
| Past perfect | hade hulkat | jag hade hulkat |
| Future | ska hulka | or: kommer att hulka |
| Conditional | skulle hulka | jag skulle hulka |
| Imperative | hulka! | a command |
| Present participle | hulkande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | hulkas |
|---|---|
| Present | hulkas |
| Past | hulkades |
| Supine | hulkats |
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 hulkar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise hulka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (hulka). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does hulka mean in English?
hulka means “sob”.
What is the past tense of hulka?
The past tense of hulka is hulkade (“jag hulkade”). The supine is hulkat, used in “jag har hulkat”.
What is the present tense of hulka?
hulkar, the same for every person: jag hulkar, du hulkar, vi hulkar.
Origin
Onomatopoeic.
Nearby common words
hulka is number 9,963 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 9,965bankdirektör bank manager
- 9,966bess B-flat; the note B♭
- 9,967snille genius
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