kyssa
Meaning
kiss
In Swedish: ge en kyss
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att kyssa | to kiss |
|---|---|---|
| Present | kysser | jag kysser |
| Past | kysste | jag kysste |
| Supine | kysst | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har kysst | jag har kysst |
| Past perfect | hade kysst | jag hade kysst |
| Future | ska kyssa | or: kommer att kyssa |
| Conditional | skulle kyssa | jag skulle kyssa |
| Imperative | kyss! | a command |
| Present participle | kyssande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | kysst | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | kyssas |
|---|---|
| Present | kysses |
| Past | kysstes |
| Supine | kyssts |
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 kysser. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise kyssa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (kyssa). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does kyssa mean in English?
kyssa means “kiss”.
What is the past tense of kyssa?
The past tense of kyssa is kysste (“jag kysste”). The supine is kysst, used in “jag har kysst”.
What is the present tense of kyssa?
kysser, the same for every person: jag kysser, du kysser, vi kysser.
Origin
From Old Swedish kyssa, from Old Norse kyssa, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.
Nearby common words
kyssa is number 958 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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