mörka
Meaning
to hide; to perform a cover-up
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att mörka | to hide |
|---|---|---|
| Present | mörkar | jag mörkar |
| Past | mörkade | jag mörkade |
| Supine | mörkat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har mörkat | jag har mörkat |
| Past perfect | hade mörkat | jag hade mörkat |
| Future | ska mörka | or: kommer att mörka |
| Conditional | skulle mörka | jag skulle mörka |
| Imperative | mörka! | a command |
| Present participle | mörkande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | mörkad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | mörkas |
|---|---|
| Present | mörkas |
| Past | mörkades |
| Supine | mörkats |
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 mörkar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise mörka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (mörka). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does mörka mean in English?
mörka means “to hide; to perform a cover-up”.
What is the past tense of mörka?
The past tense of mörka is mörkade (“jag mörkade”). The supine is mörkat, used in “jag har mörkat”.
What is the present tense of mörka?
mörkar, the same for every person: jag mörkar, du mörkar, vi mörkar.
Origin
mörk + -a
Nearby common words
mörka is number 2,038 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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