piska
piska as a verb
Meaning
whip
In Swedish: slå med piska
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att piska | to whip |
|---|---|---|
| Present | piskar | jag piskar |
| Past | piskade | jag piskade |
| Supine | piskat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har piskat | jag har piskat |
| Past perfect | hade piskat | jag hade piskat |
| Future | ska piska | or: kommer att piska |
| Conditional | skulle piska | jag skulle piska |
| Imperative | piska! | a command |
| Present participle | piskande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | piskad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | piskas |
|---|---|
| Present | piskas |
| Past | piskades |
| Supine | piskats |
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 piskar. See the four verb groups explained.
piska as a noun(en piska)
Meaning
whip
In Swedish: långt och böjligt redskap att slå med, spö
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en piska |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | piskan |
| Plural, indefinite | piskor |
| Plural, definite | piskorna |
piska is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor piska, den stora piskan. Check another noun
Practise piska
1 / 2Yesterday I … (piska). Which is the past tense?
piska in a sentence
- piska mattornabeat the carpets
- piska upp en våldsam stämningfoment a mood of real violence
- Hon piskade honom med en piska.She whipped him with a whip.
Expressions
- vara piskad (att göra något)be driven (forced) (to do sth.)
Words built with piska
- knutpiska knout
Questions
What does piska mean in English?
piska means “whip”.
Is it en piska or ett piska?
It is en piska, and “the whip” is piskan.
What is the plural of piska?
The plural of piska is piskor, and the definite plural is piskorna.
What is the past tense of piska?
The past tense of piska is piskade (“jag piskade”). The supine is piskat, used in “jag har piskat”.
What is the present tense of piska?
piskar, the same for every person: jag piskar, du piskar, vi piskar.
Similar words
snärtahudflängadriva
Origin
Derived from German Peitsche, likely from some Slavic language, compare Czech bič.
Nearby common words
piska is number 4,213 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,209förgäves in vain
- 4,210presskonferens a press conference
- 4,211fransman a Frenchman ((male) person of French birth or nationality)
- 4,212områden areas
- 4,214budget budget
- 4,215tillfällighet coincidence, chance
- 4,216fat dish, drum
- 4,217inkludera include, comprise
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