skida
skida as a verb
Meaning
to ski
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att skida | to ski |
|---|---|---|
| Present | skidar | jag skidar |
| Past | skidade | jag skidade |
| Supine | skidat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har skidat | jag har skidat |
| Past perfect | hade skidat | jag hade skidat |
| Future | ska skida | or: kommer att skida |
| Conditional | skulle skida | jag skulle skida |
| Imperative | skida! | a command |
| Present participle | skidande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | skidas |
|---|---|
| Present | skidas |
| Past | skidades |
| Supine | skidats |
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 skidar. See the four verb groups explained.
skida as a noun(en skida)
Meaning
ski; sheath; scabbard; pod
In Swedish: en av ett par långsmala stycken av trä (el. plast etc) att åka på snö med
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en skida |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | skidan |
| Plural, indefinite | skidor |
| Plural, definite | skidorna |
skida is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor skida, den stora skidan. Check another noun
Practise skida
1 / 2Yesterday I … (skida). Which is the past tense?
skida in a sentence
- han åker ofta skidor på vinternin the winter he often goes skiing
Words built with skida
- skidstav ski stick
- skidlöpare skier
- skidlift ski lift
- skidbacke ski slope
- vattenskida water ski
- ärtskida pea pod
Questions
What does skida mean in English?
skida means “to ski”.
Is it en skida or ett skida?
It is en skida, and “the ski” is skidan.
What is the plural of skida?
The plural of skida is skidor, and the definite plural is skidorna.
What is the past tense of skida?
The past tense of skida is skidade (“jag skidade”). The supine is skidat, used in “jag har skidat”.
What is the present tense of skida?
skidar, the same for every person: jag skidar, du skidar, vi skidar.
Origin
From Old Norse skíð (“snowshoe, billet”), from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“billet”).
Nearby common words
skida is number 5,859 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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