knivhugga
Meaning
cut with a knife
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att knivhugga | to cut with a knife |
|---|---|---|
| Present | knivhugger | jag knivhugger |
| Past | knivhögg | jag knivhögg |
| Supine | knivhuggit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har knivhuggit | jag har knivhuggit |
| Past perfect | hade knivhuggit | jag hade knivhuggit |
| Future | ska knivhugga | or: kommer att knivhugga |
| Conditional | skulle knivhugga | jag skulle knivhugga |
| Imperative | knivhugg! | a command |
| Present participle | knivhuggande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | knivhuggen | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | knivhuggas |
|---|---|
| Present | knivhuggs |
| Past | knivhöggs |
| Supine | knivhuggits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use knivhugger. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise knivhugga
1 / 2Yesterday I … (knivhugga). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does knivhugga mean in English?
knivhugga means “cut with a knife”.
What is the past tense of knivhugga?
The past tense of knivhugga is knivhögg (“jag knivhögg”). The supine is knivhuggit, used in “jag har knivhuggit”.
What is the present tense of knivhugga?
knivhugger, the same for every person: jag knivhugger, du knivhugger, vi knivhugger.
Origin
From kniv + hugga.
Nearby common words
knivhugga is number 5,461 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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