skingra
Meaning
divert; scatter; dispel; disperse
In Swedish: sprida åt olika håll
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att skingra | to divert |
|---|---|---|
| Present | skingrar | jag skingrar |
| Past | skingrade | jag skingrade |
| Supine | skingrat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har skingrat | jag har skingrat |
| Past perfect | hade skingrat | jag hade skingrat |
| Future | ska skingra | or: kommer att skingra |
| Conditional | skulle skingra | jag skulle skingra |
| Imperative | skingra! | a command |
| Present participle | skingrande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | skingrad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | skingras |
|---|---|
| Present | skingras |
| Past | skingrades |
| Supine | skingrats |
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 skingrar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise skingra
1 / 2Yesterday I … (skingra). Which is the past tense?
skingra in a sentence
- syskonskaran skingradesthe brothers and sisters went their separate ways
- skingra de dystra tankarna med en bokdivert one's melancholy thoughts by reading
- skingra en folksamlingdisperse a crowd
- Demonstranterna skingrades / skingrade sigThe protesters dispersed (themselves – "Demonstranterna skingrade" instead means they were dispersing something else)
- Molnen skingrades / skingrade sigThe clouds parted [dispersed]
- Hon skingrade mina tvivelShe dispelled by doubts
Questions
What does skingra mean in English?
skingra means “divert, scatter”.
What is the past tense of skingra?
The past tense of skingra is skingrade (“jag skingrade”). The supine is skingrat, used in “jag har skingrat”.
What is the present tense of skingra?
skingrar, the same for every person: jag skingrar, du skingrar, vi skingrar.
Origin
Inherited from Old Swedish skingra, further origin disputed.
Nearby common words
skingra is number 5,868 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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