kränka
Meaning
insult; violate
In Swedish: behandla (någon) nedsättande
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att kränka | to insult |
|---|---|---|
| Present | kränker | jag kränker |
| Past | kränkte | jag kränkte |
| Supine | kränkt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har kränkt | jag har kränkt |
| Past perfect | hade kränkt | jag hade kränkt |
| Future | ska kränka | or: kommer att kränka |
| Conditional | skulle kränka | jag skulle kränka |
| Imperative | kränk! | a command |
| Present participle | kränkande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | kränkt | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | kränkas |
|---|---|
| Present | kränks |
| Past | kränktes |
| Supine | kränkts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use kränker. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise kränka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (kränka). Which is the past tense?
kränka in a sentence
- en kränkande behandlingan insulting treatment
- kränka neutralitetenviolate (a country's) neutrality
- utsättas för kränkande behandlingbe subjected to abusive treatment (treatment that violates one's personal honor, for example by being embarrassing or belittling)
- kränka ett luftrumviolate an airspace
- kränka de mänskliga rättigheternaviolate human rights
Questions
What does kränka mean in English?
kränka means “insult, violate”.
What is the past tense of kränka?
The past tense of kränka is kränkte (“jag kränkte”). The supine is kränkt, used in “jag har kränkt”.
What is the present tense of kränka?
kränker, the same for every person: jag kränker, du kränker, vi kränker.
Similar words
förorättaförolämpa
Origin
From Old Swedish krænkia, from Middle Low German krenken, from Old Saxon *krenkian, from Proto-West Germanic *krankijan.
Nearby common words
kränka is number 7,837 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,833jackpott jackpot
- 7,834askunge Cinderella (an inconspicuous girl who, for example through marriage, achieves fame and admiration)
- 7,835kvick quick, witty
- 7,836åder vein, blood vessel, vein in a leaf
- 7,838slöt closed, concluded
- 7,839riv intensity, feistiness, abrasion, abrasiveness
- 7,840artificiell artificial, false
- 7,841bedrövlig deplorable, miserable
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