sjunga
Meaning
sing
In Swedish: frambringa (musikaliska) toner med rösten
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att sjunga | to sing |
|---|---|---|
| Present | sjunger | jag sjunger |
| Past | sjöng | jag sjöng |
| Supine | sjungit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har sjungit | jag har sjungit |
| Past perfect | hade sjungit | jag hade sjungit |
| Future | ska sjunga | or: kommer att sjunga |
| Conditional | skulle sjunga | jag skulle sjunga |
| Imperative | sjung! | a command |
| Present participle | sjungande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | sjungen | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | sjungas |
|---|---|
| Present | sjungs |
| Past | sjöngs |
| Supine | sjungits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use sjunger. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise sjunga
1 / 2Yesterday I … (sjunga). Which is the past tense?
sjunga in a sentence
- hon sjöng några melodiershe sang a few songs
- näktergalen sjungerthe nightingale is singing
- vinden sjunger i telefontrådarnathe wind is whistling through the telephone wires
Expressions
- sjunga utsing up
Questions
What does sjunga mean in English?
sjunga means “sing”.
What is the past tense of sjunga?
The past tense of sjunga is sjöng (“jag sjöng”). The supine is sjungit, used in “jag har sjungit”.
What is the present tense of sjunga?
sjunger, the same for every person: jag sjunger, du sjunger, vi sjunger.
Origin
From Old Swedish siunga, from Old Norse syngva, syngja, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.
Nearby common words
sjunga is number 831 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
Learn sjunga in real Swedish, free
Words stick when you hear them used. Complete Swedish Season 1 is 49 short video lessons with a synced transcript, free on the site with no account. A free account saves words like sjunga to your library and quizzes you on them, plus 7 days of the AI tutor and speaking practice when you confirm your email.
- Season 1 free in full: 49 lessons
- Synced transcript with English translations
- 7-day free trial of the AI tutor and speaking practice
- Members get the latest season and every new course
Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary