pinka
Meaning
have a pee
In Swedish: kissa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att pinka | to have a pee |
|---|---|---|
| Present | pinkar | jag pinkar |
| Past | pinkade | jag pinkade |
| Supine | pinkat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har pinkat | jag har pinkat |
| Past perfect | hade pinkat | jag hade pinkat |
| Future | ska pinka | or: kommer att pinka |
| Conditional | skulle pinka | jag skulle pinka |
| Imperative | pinka! | a command |
| Present participle | pinkande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | pinkas |
|---|---|
| Present | pinkas |
| Past | pinkades |
| Supine | pinkats |
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 pinkar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise pinka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (pinka). Which is the past tense?
pinka in a sentence
- inte (så) illa pinkatnot bad, pretty good (idiomatic)
Questions
What does pinka mean in English?
pinka means “have a pee”.
What is the past tense of pinka?
The past tense of pinka is pinkade (“jag pinkade”). The supine is pinkat, used in “jag har pinkat”.
What is the present tense of pinka?
pinkar, the same for every person: jag pinkar, du pinkar, vi pinkar.
Similar words
kissaslå en drillslå en sjuatömma slangen
Origin
Borrowed from German pinkeln.
Nearby common words
pinka is number 6,260 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,256term term
- 6,257soptunna a larger trash can or garbage can (for household waste)
- 6,258smärtsam sad, painful
- 6,259dropp drip, intravenous drip, IV
- 6,261rökning smoking
- 6,262serum serum
- 6,263säkerligen certainly, doubtless
- 6,264brorsdotter fraternal niece
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary

