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maka

move, remove/ˈmɑːˌka/

maka as a verb

Meaning

move; remove

In Swedish: flytta, förskjuta

Conjugation

Conjugation of maka (move)
Infinitive	att maka	to move
Present	makar	jag makar
Past	makade	jag makade
Supine	makat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har makat	jag har makat
Past perfect	hade makat	jag hade makat
Future	ska maka	or: kommer att maka
Conditional	skulle maka	jag skulle maka
Imperative	maka!	a command
Present participle	makande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	makad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of maka
Infinitive	makas
Present	makas
Past	makades
Supine	makats

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 makar. See the four verb groups explained.

maka as a noun(en maka)

Meaning

wife

In Swedish: hustru

Forms

Forms of maka
Singular, indefinite	en maka
Singular, definite	makan
Plural, indefinite	makor
Plural, definite	makorna

maka is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor maka, den stora makan. Check another noun

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maka in a sentence

maka på sig
move
maka undan
move away
Kan du maka (på) dig lite så att jag får plats?
Could you move over a bit to make space for me?
närmast sörjande är maka och barn
chief mourners are his wife and children

Questions

What does maka mean in English?

maka means “move, remove”.

Is it en maka or ett maka?

It is en maka, and “the wife” is makan.

What is the plural of maka?

The plural of maka is makor, and the definite plural is makorna.

What is the past tense of maka?

The past tense of maka is makade (“jag makade”). The supine is makat, used in “jag har makat”.

What is the present tense of maka?

makar, the same for every person: jag makar, du makar, vi makar.

Similar words

fruhustru

Origin

From Old Swedish maka, oblique form of maki, from Old Norse maki, from Proto-Germanic *makô.

Nearby common words

maka is number 3,098 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,094tonåring a teenager (person between the ages of thirteen and nineteen)
3,095orättvist unfair
3,096heder honour, (honor (US)), credit
3,097transport transport
3,099färdas travel
3,100last load, vice
3,101sal hall, ward
3,102skinn coat, skin

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary