jama
Meaning
meow
In Swedish: låta som en katt
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att jama | to meow |
|---|---|---|
| Present | jamar | jag jamar |
| Past | jamade | jag jamade |
| Supine | jamat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har jamat | jag har jamat |
| Past perfect | hade jamat | jag hade jamat |
| Future | ska jama | or: kommer att jama |
| Conditional | skulle jama | jag skulle jama |
| Imperative | jama! | a command |
| Present participle | jamande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | jamas |
|---|---|
| Present | jamas |
| Past | jamades |
| Supine | jamats |
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 jamar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise jama
1 / 2Yesterday I … (jama). Which is the past tense?
jama in a sentence
- Katten jamarThe cat is meowing
Expressions
- jama medchime in
Questions
What does jama mean in English?
jama means “meow”.
What is the past tense of jama?
The past tense of jama is jamade (“jag jamade”). The supine is jamat, used in “jag har jamat”.
What is the present tense of jama?
jamar, the same for every person: jag jamar, du jamar, vi jamar.
Nearby common words
jama is number 922 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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