pika
Meaning
taunt
In Swedish: vara elak mot, reta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att pika | to taunt |
|---|---|---|
| Present | pikar | jag pikar |
| Past | pikade | jag pikade |
| Supine | pikat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har pikat | jag har pikat |
| Past perfect | hade pikat | jag hade pikat |
| Future | ska pika | or: kommer att pika |
| Conditional | skulle pika | jag skulle pika |
| Imperative | pika! | a command |
| Present participle | pikande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | pikad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | pikas |
|---|---|
| Present | pikas |
| Past | pikades |
| Supine | pikats |
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 pikar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise pika
1 / 2Yesterday I … (pika). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does pika mean in English?
pika means “taunt”.
What is the past tense of pika?
The past tense of pika is pikade (“jag pikade”). The supine is pikat, used in “jag har pikat”.
What is the present tense of pika?
pikar, the same for every person: jag pikar, du pikar, vi pikar.
Origin
pik + -a
Nearby common words
pika is number 6,829 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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