lukta
Meaning
smell
In Swedish: ge ifrån sig lukt, dofta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att lukta | to smell |
|---|---|---|
| Present | luktar | jag luktar |
| Past | luktade | jag luktade |
| Supine | luktat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har luktat | jag har luktat |
| Past perfect | hade luktat | jag hade luktat |
| Future | ska lukta | or: kommer att lukta |
| Conditional | skulle lukta | jag skulle lukta |
| Imperative | lukta! | a command |
| Present participle | luktande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | luktad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | luktas |
|---|---|
| Present | luktas |
| Past | luktades |
| Supine | luktats |
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 luktar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise lukta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (lukta). Which is the past tense?
lukta in a sentence
- du luktar rökyou smell of smoke
- fisken luktar illathat fish smells bad
- Lukta på blomman!Smell this flower!
- Lukta gärna på blommorna!Feel free to smell the flowers!
- Det luktar bränt i köket.It smells like something is burned in the kitchen.
Questions
What does lukta mean in English?
lukta means “smell”.
What is the past tense of lukta?
The past tense of lukta is luktade (“jag luktade”). The supine is luktat, used in “jag har luktat”.
What is the present tense of lukta?
luktar, the same for every person: jag luktar, du luktar, vi luktar.
Similar words
Origin
From lukt + -a.
Nearby common words
lukta is number 829 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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