isa
Meaning
to ice (cool with ice)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att isa | to ice |
|---|---|---|
| Present | isar | jag isar |
| Past | isade | jag isade |
| Supine | isat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har isat | jag har isat |
| Past perfect | hade isat | jag hade isat |
| Future | ska isa | or: kommer att isa |
| Conditional | skulle isa | jag skulle isa |
| Imperative | isa! | a command |
| Present participle | isande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | isad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | isas |
|---|---|
| Present | isas |
| Past | isades |
| Supine | isats |
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 isar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise isa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (isa). Which is the past tense?
isa in a sentence
- Han isade hennes knä.He iced her knee.
Questions
What does isa mean in English?
isa means “to ice (cool with ice)”.
What is the past tense of isa?
The past tense of isa is isade (“jag isade”). The supine is isat, used in “jag har isat”.
What is the present tense of isa?
isar, the same for every person: jag isar, du isar, vi isar.
Origin
From is (“ice”) + -a.
Nearby common words
isa is number 4,575 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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