signa
Meaning
synonym of välsigna (“to bless”); alternative form of sajna (“to sign”)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att signa | to synonym of välsigna |
|---|---|---|
| Present | signar | jag signar |
| Past | signade | jag signade |
| Supine | signat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har signat | jag har signat |
| Past perfect | hade signat | jag hade signat |
| Future | ska signa | or: kommer att signa |
| Conditional | skulle signa | jag skulle signa |
| Imperative | signa! | a command |
| Present participle | signande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | signad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | signas |
|---|---|
| Present | signas |
| Past | signades |
| Supine | signats |
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 signar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise signa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (signa). Which is the past tense?
signa in a sentence
- Hon signades av ett belgiskt skivbolag.She was signed by a Belgian record company.
Questions
What does signa mean in English?
signa means “synonym of välsigna (“to bless”), alternative form of sajna (“to sign”)”.
What is the past tense of signa?
The past tense of signa is signade (“jag signade”). The supine is signat, used in “jag har signat”.
What is the present tense of signa?
signar, the same for every person: jag signar, du signar, vi signar.
Origin
From Old Swedish sighna, from Latin signare.
Nearby common words
signa is number 8,224 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,220vedergällning revenge
- 8,221oönskad unwanted
- 8,222bokning Booking
- 8,223ode an ode
- 8,225ögonbindel blindfold
- 8,226villkora condition (attach conditions to something)
- 8,227nationalgarde a national guard ((defensive) military (reserve) force (sometimes with other duties))
- 8,228framförallt especially, above all (of prime importance)
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