kocka
kocka as a verb
Meaning
to cook
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att kocka | to cook |
|---|---|---|
| Present | kockar | jag kockar |
| Past | kockade | jag kockade |
| Supine | kockat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har kockat | jag har kockat |
| Past perfect | hade kockat | jag hade kockat |
| Future | ska kocka | or: kommer att kocka |
| Conditional | skulle kocka | jag skulle kocka |
| Imperative | kocka! | a command |
| Present participle | kockande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | kockad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | kockas |
|---|---|
| Present | kockas |
| Past | kockades |
| Supine | kockats |
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 kockar. See the four verb groups explained.
kocka as a noun(en kocka)
Meaning
a female cook (on a ship or for a work crew or the like)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en kocka |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | kockan |
| Plural, indefinite | kockor |
| Plural, definite | kockorna |
kocka is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor kocka, den stora kockan. Check another noun
Practise kocka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (kocka). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does kocka mean in English?
kocka means “to cook”.
Is it en kocka or ett kocka?
It is en kocka, and “the a female cook” is kockan.
What is the plural of kocka?
The plural of kocka is kockor, and the definite plural is kockorna.
What is the past tense of kocka?
The past tense of kocka is kockade (“jag kockade”). The supine is kockat, used in “jag har kockat”.
What is the present tense of kocka?
kockar, the same for every person: jag kockar, du kockar, vi kockar.
Origin
kock (“chef, cook”) + -a
Nearby common words
kocka is number 6,504 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,500utåt outward(s)
- 6,501viking Viking
- 6,502fäste footing, foothold
- 6,503lekt played
- 6,505återställd recovered
- 6,506ek oak
- 6,507knöl bump, heel
- 6,508ensamstående single, sole (not in a relationship), lone (without (contact with) close relatives)
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