saka
Meaning
to play an arbitrary (useless) card instead of one in the correct suit, when one is obliged but unable to follow suit
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att saka | to play an arbitrary |
|---|---|---|
| Present | sakar | jag sakar |
| Past | sakade | jag sakade |
| Supine | sakat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har sakat | jag har sakat |
| Past perfect | hade sakat | jag hade sakat |
| Future | ska saka | or: kommer att saka |
| Conditional | skulle saka | jag skulle saka |
| Imperative | saka! | a command |
| Present participle | sakande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | sakad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | sakas |
|---|---|
| Present | sakas |
| Past | sakades |
| Supine | sakats |
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 sakar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise saka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (saka). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does saka mean in English?
saka means “to play an arbitrary (useless) card instead of one in the correct suit, when one is obliged but unable to follow suit”.
What is the past tense of saka?
The past tense of saka is sakade (“jag sakade”). The supine is sakat, used in “jag har sakat”.
What is the present tense of saka?
sakar, the same for every person: jag sakar, du sakar, vi sakar.
Nearby common words
saka is number 1,457 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 1,453farväl goodbye, farewell
- 1,454dök dived
- 1,455bekräfta corroborate, confirm
- 1,456amerikanska a female American (female born in, being a citizen of, or inhabiting the United States of America), The variety of English spoken in the USA and Canada
- 1,458karta map
- 1,459svärd sword
- 1,460sommar summer
- 1,461bilda establish, found
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