maska
maska as a verb
Meaning
go slow; work to rule
In Swedish: medvetet sänka (arbets)takten, förhala tiden
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att maska | to go slow |
|---|---|---|
| Present | maskar | jag maskar |
| Past | maskade | jag maskade |
| Supine | maskat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har maskat | jag har maskat |
| Past perfect | hade maskat | jag hade maskat |
| Future | ska maska | or: kommer att maska |
| Conditional | skulle maska | jag skulle maska |
| Imperative | maska! | a command |
| Present participle | maskande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | maskad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | maskas |
|---|---|
| Present | maskas |
| Past | maskades |
| Supine | maskats |
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 maskar. See the four verb groups explained.
maska as a noun(en maska)
Meaning
mesh; stitch
In Swedish: trådslinga el. ögla (i ett nät el. en stickning etc)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en maska |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | maskan |
| Plural, indefinite | maskor |
| Plural, definite | maskorna |
maska is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor maska, den stora maskan. Check another noun
Practise maska
1 / 2Yesterday I … (maska). Which is the past tense?
maska in a sentence
- tappa en maskadrop a stitch
- det har gått en maska på strumpanthere's a run in my stocking
Questions
What does maska mean in English?
maska means “go slow, work to rule”.
Is it en maska or ett maska?
It is en maska, and “the mesh” is maskan.
What is the plural of maska?
The plural of maska is maskor, and the definite plural is maskorna.
What is the past tense of maska?
The past tense of maska is maskade (“jag maskade”). The supine is maskat, used in “jag har maskat”.
What is the present tense of maska?
maskar, the same for every person: jag maskar, du maskar, vi maskar.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Norse mǫskvi, mǫskun, from Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *mozgo-.
Nearby common words
maska is number 4,132 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,128sjunde seventh
- 4,129udda odd, unusual
- 4,130kidnappning kidnapping
- 4,131hammare hammer
- 4,133undergång ruin, fall
- 4,134kol carbon, coal
- 4,135intelligens intelligence
- 4,136avancerad advanced
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