mjuka
Meaning
to soften, to make soft; to warm up
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att mjuka | to soften |
|---|---|---|
| Present | mjukar | jag mjukar |
| Past | mjukade | jag mjukade |
| Supine | mjukat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har mjukat | jag har mjukat |
| Past perfect | hade mjukat | jag hade mjukat |
| Future | ska mjuka | or: kommer att mjuka |
| Conditional | skulle mjuka | jag skulle mjuka |
| Imperative | mjuka! | a command |
| Present participle | mjukande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | mjukad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | mjukas |
|---|---|
| Present | mjukas |
| Past | mjukades |
| Supine | mjukats |
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 mjukar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise mjuka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (mjuka). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does mjuka mean in English?
mjuka means “to soften, to make soft, to warm up”.
What is the past tense of mjuka?
The past tense of mjuka is mjukade (“jag mjukade”). The supine is mjukat, used in “jag har mjukat”.
What is the present tense of mjuka?
mjukar, the same for every person: jag mjukar, du mjukar, vi mjukar.
Origin
From Old Swedish miuka.
Nearby common words
mjuka is number 4,518 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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