packa
packa as a verb
Meaning
pack
In Swedish: fylla en väska e.dyl. (med något)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att packa | to pack |
|---|---|---|
| Present | packar | jag packar |
| Past | packade | jag packade |
| Supine | packat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har packat | jag har packat |
| Past perfect | hade packat | jag hade packat |
| Future | ska packa | or: kommer att packa |
| Conditional | skulle packa | jag skulle packa |
| Imperative | packa! | a command |
| Present participle | packande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | packad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | packas |
|---|---|
| Present | packas |
| Past | packades |
| Supine | packats |
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 packar. See the four verb groups explained.
packa as a noun
Meaning
a bag; an unpleasant older woman
Practise packa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (packa). Which is the past tense?
packa in a sentence
- hon packade ihop sina prylarshe packed her things
- en läktare packad med folka stand packed (crowded) with people
Questions
What does packa mean in English?
packa means “pack”.
What is the past tense of packa?
The past tense of packa is packade (“jag packade”). The supine is packat, used in “jag har packat”.
What is the present tense of packa?
packar, the same for every person: jag packar, du packar, vi packar.
Origin
From Middle Low German pack, packe, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from a group of words related to Proto-Germanic *pakkô (“pack”).
Nearby common words
packa is number 1,504 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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