Swedish verb· top 5,000 most common

sikta

aim, sight, pass through a sieve, sift

Meaning

aim; sight; pass through a sieve; sift

In Swedish: rikta (ett vapen etc) mot ett mål (som man vill träffa), måtta

Conjugation

Conjugation of sikta (aim)
Infinitive	att sikta	to aim
Present	siktar	jag siktar
Past	siktade	jag siktade
Supine	siktat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har siktat	jag har siktat
Past perfect	hade siktat	jag hade siktat
Future	ska sikta	or: kommer att sikta
Conditional	skulle sikta	jag skulle sikta
Imperative	sikta!	a command
Present participle	siktande	-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of sikta
Infinitive	siktas
Present	siktas
Past	siktades
Supine	siktats

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 siktar. See the four verb groups explained.

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Yesterday I … (sikta). Which is the past tense?

sikta in a sentence

han siktade på mig med geväret
he aimed his rifle at me
sikta in sig på en seger
aim at victory
på morgonen siktade vi ett fartyg
in the morning we sighted a vessel
Kungsörn har siktats
Golden eagle has been sighted
Han siktade på mig
He aimed at me
Mannen siktade in sig på en mysig hemmakväll
The man was aiming to have a cozy evening at home
siktat mjöl
sifted flour

Questions

What does sikta mean in English?

sikta means “aim, sight”.

What is the past tense of sikta?

The past tense of sikta is siktade (“jag siktade”). The supine is siktat, used in “jag har siktat”.

What is the present tense of sikta?

siktar, the same for every person: jag siktar, du siktar, vi siktar.

Origin

sikt + -a, relating to se (“to see”)

Nearby common words

sikta is number 2,263 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,259reta irritate, tease
2,260firma firm
2,261framgång success
2,262check cheque, (check (US))
2,264banka knock, beat
2,265medborgare citizen
2,266as carcass, carrion
2,267drag stroke, line

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