kola
kola as a verb
Meaning
kick the bucket
In Swedish: dö
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att kola | to kick the bucket |
|---|---|---|
| Present | kolar | jag kolar |
| Past | kolade | jag kolade |
| Supine | kolat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har kolat | jag har kolat |
| Past perfect | hade kolat | jag hade kolat |
| Future | ska kola | or: kommer att kola |
| Conditional | skulle kola | jag skulle kola |
| Imperative | kola! | a command |
| Present participle | kolande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | kolad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | kolas |
|---|---|
| Present | kolas |
| Past | kolades |
| Supine | kolats |
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 kolar. See the four verb groups explained.
kola as a noun(en kola)
Meaning
toffee; caramel
In Swedish: en sötsak (av socker, smör och grädde)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en kola |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | kolan |
| Plural, indefinite | kolor |
| Plural, definite | kolorna |
kola is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor kola, den stora kolan. Check another noun
Practise kola
1 / 2Yesterday I … (kola). Which is the past tense?
Words built with kola
- kolapapper sweet paper
Questions
What does kola mean in English?
kola means “kick the bucket”.
Is it en kola or ett kola?
It is en kola, and “the toffee” is kolan.
What is the plural of kola?
The plural of kola is kolor, and the definite plural is kolorna.
What is the past tense of kola?
The past tense of kola is kolade (“jag kolade”). The supine is kolat, used in “jag har kolat”.
What is the present tense of kola?
kolar, the same for every person: jag kolar, du kolar, vi kolar.
Origin
Borrowed from Finnish kuolla.
Nearby common words
kola is number 3,317 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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