singla
Meaning
float; dance; toss
In Swedish: falla med svängande rörelser till marken
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att singla | to float |
|---|---|---|
| Present | singlar | jag singlar |
| Past | singlade | jag singlade |
| Supine | singlat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har singlat | jag har singlat |
| Past perfect | hade singlat | jag hade singlat |
| Future | ska singla | or: kommer att singla |
| Conditional | skulle singla | jag skulle singla |
| Imperative | singla! | a command |
| Present participle | singlande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | singlad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | singlas |
|---|---|
| Present | singlas |
| Past | singlades |
| Supine | singlats |
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 singlar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise singla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (singla). Which is the past tense?
Expressions
- singla slanttoss up
Questions
What does singla mean in English?
singla means “float, dance”.
What is the past tense of singla?
The past tense of singla is singlade (“jag singlade”). The supine is singlat, used in “jag har singlat”.
What is the present tense of singla?
singlar, the same for every person: jag singlar, du singlar, vi singlar.
Nearby common words
singla is number 6,929 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 6,933stabschef chief of staff
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