Swedish verb· top 5,000 most common

skiljas

part, separate, divorceAlso the passive of skilja./²ɧɪljas/

Meaning

part; separate; divorce

In Swedish: lämna varandra; ta ut skilsmässa

Conjugation

Conjugation of skiljas (part)
Infinitive	att skiljas	to part
Present	skiljas	jag skiljas
Past	skildes	jag skildes
Supine	skilts	used after har / hade
Perfect	har skilts	jag har skilts
Past perfect	hade skilts	jag hade skilts
Future	ska skiljas	or: kommer att skiljas
Conditional	skulle skiljas	jag skulle skiljas
Imperative	skiljs!	a command

skiljas is a deponent verb: it ends in -s in every form but has an active meaning, so it has no separate passive. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use skiljas. See the four verb groups explained.

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What does skiljas mean?

skiljas in a sentence

Vi gick tillsammans till bensinstationen och skildes åt där
We went together to the gas station and parted ways there
Våra vägar skiljs här
This is where we part ways ("Our ways separate here")
De skildes som vänner
They parted as friends
Han vill skiljas
He wants to have a divorce
De skildes i fjol
They divorced last year

Questions

What does skiljas mean in English?

skiljas means “part, separate”.

What is the past tense of skiljas?

The past tense of skiljas is skildes (“jag skildes”). The supine is skilts, used in “jag har skilts”.

What is the present tense of skiljas?

skiljas, the same for every person: jag skiljas, du skiljas, vi skiljas.

Similar words

separera

Origin

Passive of skilja.

Nearby common words

skiljas is number 3,647 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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3,644önskad wanted, wished for
3,645österut eastwards
3,646obduktion postmortem, autopsy
3,648bekräftad confirmed, acknowledged
3,649troll troll
3,650metall metal
3,651utpressning blackmail

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