jobba
Meaning
work
In Swedish: göra ett jobb, arbeta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att jobba | to work |
|---|---|---|
| Present | jobbar | jag jobbar |
| Past | jobbade | jag jobbade |
| Supine | jobbat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har jobbat | jag har jobbat |
| Past perfect | hade jobbat | jag hade jobbat |
| Future | ska jobba | or: kommer att jobba |
| Conditional | skulle jobba | jag skulle jobba |
| Imperative | jobba! | a command |
| Present participle | jobbande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | jobbas |
|---|---|
| Present | jobbas |
| Past | jobbades |
| Supine | jobbats |
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 jobbar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise jobba
1 / 2Yesterday I … (jobba). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does jobba mean in English?
jobba means “work”.
What is the past tense of jobba?
The past tense of jobba is jobbade (“jag jobbade”). The supine is jobbat, used in “jag har jobbat”.
What is the present tense of jobba?
jobbar, the same for every person: jag jobbar, du jobbar, vi jobbar.
Similar words
Where the course teaches it
Origin
jobb (“job”) + -a (verbal suffix).
Nearby common words
jobba is number 188 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 184dom pronunciation spelling of de, pronunciation spelling of dem
- 185va huh? what? (a request that the speaker repeat their last statement, or an expression of disbelief); contraction of vad
- 186stor large, big, great
- 187hand hand
- 189tala speak, make (deliver) a speech
- 190tre three
- 191gick went, walked
- 192höra listen, hear
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