ske
Meaning
take place; happen; occur; come about
In Swedish: äga rum, hända, inträffa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att ske | to take place |
|---|---|---|
| Present | sker | jag sker |
| Past | skedde | jag skedde |
| Supine | skett | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har skett | jag har skett |
| Past perfect | hade skett | jag hade skett |
| Future | ska ske | or: kommer att ske |
| Conditional | skulle ske | jag skulle ske |
| Imperative | ske! | a command |
| Present participle | skeende | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | skedd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | skes |
|---|---|
| Present | sks |
| Past | skeddes |
| Supine | sketts |
Group 3: short verbs. The infinitive does not end in -a; present -r, past -dde, supine -tt. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use sker. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise ske
1 / 2Yesterday I … (ske). Which is the past tense?
ske in a sentence
- olyckan skedde vid mycket dålig siktvisibility was extremely poor when the accident took place
Questions
What does ske mean in English?
ske means “take place, happen”.
What is the past tense of ske?
The past tense of ske is skedde (“jag skedde”). The supine is skett, used in “jag har skett”.
What is the present tense of ske?
sker, the same for every person: jag sker, du sker, vi sker.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish ske, from Middle Low German schên, from Old Saxon skehan, from Proto-West Germanic *skehan.
Nearby common words
ske is number 873 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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