Swedish verb

skipa

administer

Meaning

administer

Conjugation

Conjugation of skipa (administer)
Infinitive	att skipa	to administer
Present	skipar	jag skipar
Past	skipade	jag skipade
Supine	skipat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har skipat	jag har skipat
Past perfect	hade skipat	jag hade skipat
Future	ska skipa	or: kommer att skipa
Conditional	skulle skipa	jag skulle skipa
Imperative	skipa!	a command
Present participle	skipande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	skipad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of skipa
Infinitive	skipas
Present	skipas
Past	skipades
Supine	skipats

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 skipar. See the four verb groups explained.

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skipa in a sentence

att ställa de ansvariga inför rätta och skipa rättvisa
to put those responsible on trial and deliver justice
Rättvisa har skipats
Justice has been done

Expressions

skipa rättvisa
administer justice

Questions

What does skipa mean in English?

skipa means “administer”.

What is the past tense of skipa?

The past tense of skipa is skipade (“jag skipade”). The supine is skipat, used in “jag har skipat”.

What is the present tense of skipa?

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

Nearby common words

skipa is number 6,587 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,583venedig venice
6,584nödfall emergency
6,585pump pump
6,586boja shackle, fetter
6,588egoistisk egoistic
6,589svärfar a father-in-law; the father of someone’s spouse
6,590styvfar a stepfather, a stepdad
6,592pressad squeezed

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