sinka
sinka as a verb
Meaning
to slow down; to slow down or delay (someone or something)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att sinka | to slow down |
|---|---|---|
| Present | sinkar | jag sinkar |
| Past | sinkade | jag sinkade |
| Supine | sinkat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har sinkat | jag har sinkat |
| Past perfect | hade sinkat | jag hade sinkat |
| Future | ska sinka | or: kommer att sinka |
| Conditional | skulle sinka | jag skulle sinka |
| Imperative | sinka! | a command |
| Present participle | sinkande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | sinkad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | sinkas |
|---|---|
| Present | sinkas |
| Past | sinkades |
| Supine | sinkats |
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 sinkar. See the four verb groups explained.
sinka as a noun(en sinka)
Meaning
cornett (wind instrument)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en sinka |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | sinkan |
| Plural, indefinite | sinkor |
| Plural, definite | sinkorna |
sinka is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor sinka, den stora sinkan. Check another noun
Practise sinka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (sinka). Which is the past tense?
sinka in a sentence
- Han sinkar ossHe's slowing us down
- Jag sinkar vakterna medan ni smyger in bakvägenI'll hold up the guards while you sneak in the back
Questions
What does sinka mean in English?
sinka means “to slow down, to slow down or delay (someone or something)”.
Is it en sinka or ett sinka?
It is en sinka, and “the cornett” is sinkan.
What is the plural of sinka?
The plural of sinka is sinkor, and the definite plural is sinkorna.
What is the past tense of sinka?
The past tense of sinka is sinkade (“jag sinkade”). The supine is sinkat, used in “jag har sinkat”.
What is the present tense of sinka?
sinkar, the same for every person: jag sinkar, du sinkar, vi sinkar.
Origin
From Old Swedish senka, from Old Norse seinka, to the same root as sen (“late”).
Nearby common words
sinka is number 7,069 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,065syndrom syndrome
- 7,066terror terror
- 7,067utomstående outsider
- 7,068äng meadow
- 7,070justitiedepartement a ministry of justice
- 7,071sannolikhet a probability
- 7,072hundratusen hundred thousand
- 7,073självklar obvious, self-explanatory
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