omkomma
Meaning
die; be killed
In Swedish: dö genom olyckshändelse, förolyckas
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att omkomma | to die |
|---|---|---|
| Present | omkommer | jag omkommer |
| Past | omkom | jag omkom |
| Supine | omkommit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har omkommit | jag har omkommit |
| Past perfect | hade omkommit | jag hade omkommit |
| Future | ska omkomma | or: kommer att omkomma |
| Conditional | skulle omkomma | jag skulle omkomma |
| Imperative | omkom! | a command |
| Present participle | omkommande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | omkommen | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | omkommas |
|---|---|
| Present | omkomms |
| Past | omkoms |
| Supine | omkommits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use omkommer. See the four verb groups explained.
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1 / 2Yesterday I … (omkomma). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does omkomma mean in English?
omkomma means “die, be killed”.
What is the past tense of omkomma?
The past tense of omkomma is omkom (“jag omkom”). The supine is omkommit, used in “jag har omkommit”.
What is the present tense of omkomma?
omkommer, the same for every person: jag omkommer, du omkommer, vi omkommer.
Similar words
förolyckas
Origin
From om- + komme, from German umkommen.
Nearby common words
omkomma is number 7,369 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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