mjölka
Meaning
milk
In Swedish: trycka ut mjölken ur t ex kons spenar
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att mjölka | to milk |
|---|---|---|
| Present | mjölkar | jag mjölkar |
| Past | mjölkade | jag mjölkade |
| Supine | mjölkat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har mjölkat | jag har mjölkat |
| Past perfect | hade mjölkat | jag hade mjölkat |
| Future | ska mjölka | or: kommer att mjölka |
| Conditional | skulle mjölka | jag skulle mjölka |
| Imperative | mjölka! | a command |
| Present participle | mjölkande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | mjölkad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | mjölkas |
|---|---|
| Present | mjölkas |
| Past | mjölkades |
| Supine | mjölkats |
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 mjölkar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise mjölka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (mjölka). Which is the past tense?
mjölka in a sentence
- mjölka kornamilk the cows
- mjölka någon på pengarmilk sby for money
Questions
What does mjölka mean in English?
mjölka means “milk”.
What is the past tense of mjölka?
The past tense of mjölka is mjölkade (“jag mjölkade”). The supine is mjölkat, used in “jag har mjölkat”.
What is the present tense of mjölka?
mjölkar, the same for every person: jag mjölkar, du mjölkar, vi mjölkar.
Similar words
Origin
Inherited from Old Norse mjolka or Old Norse mjólka.
Nearby common words
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