en sko
sko as a noun(en sko)
Meaning
shoe; boot
In Swedish: fotbeklädnad (vanligen av läder)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en sko |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | skon |
| Plural, indefinite | skor |
| Plural, definite | skorna |
sko is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor sko, den stora skon. Check another noun
sko as a verb
Meaning
shoe
In Swedish: sätta skor på häst
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att sko | to shoe |
|---|---|---|
| Present | skor | jag skor |
| Past | skodde | jag skodde |
| Supine | skott | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har skott | jag har skott |
| Past perfect | hade skott | jag hade skott |
| Future | ska sko | or: kommer att sko |
| Conditional | skulle sko | jag skulle sko |
| Imperative | sko! | a command |
| Present participle | skoende | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | skodd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | skos |
|---|---|
| Present | skos |
| Past | skoddes |
| Supine | skotts |
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 skor. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise sko
1 / 2Is it en sko or ett sko?
sko in a sentence
- ta på sig skornaput on one's shoes
- knyta skornatie one's shoes
- Passade fötterna se’n i värmande strumpor af svart ull, Skodde sig snabbt, steg opp, tog fårskinnspelsen af väggenFit he then his feet in warming socks of black wool, shod himself quickly, stood up, took the sheep fur coat off the wall
- Nu får väl döden sko sin käft med stålO, now doth Death line his dead chaps with steel;
- William hade skott sig på Hörnerska konkursen och var således en »klok» man som åtnjöt aktning och förtroendeWilliam had made a profit from Hörner's bankruptcy and was thus a »wise» man who enjoyed respect and trust
- Medan bolag och partiledare skodde sig, voro stadens gator illa stenlagda, smutsiga och dåligt upplystaWhile corporations and party officials earned well, the city's streets were lacking in pavement, dirty and poorly lit
Words built with sko
- skosnöre shoelace
- gymnastiksko gym shoe
Questions
What does sko mean in English?
sko means “shoe, boot”.
Is it en sko or ett sko?
It is en sko, and “the shoe” is skon.
What is the plural of sko?
The plural of sko is skor, and the definite plural is skorna.
What is the past tense of sko?
The past tense of sko is skodde (“jag skodde”). The supine is skott, used in “jag har skott”.
What is the present tense of sko?
skor, the same for every person: jag skor, du skor, vi skor.
Similar words
dojafotklädsel
Origin
From Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz, of unclear etymology; possibly a derivation from *skehaną (“to move quickly”), from Proto-Indo-European *skek- (“to move quickly, jump”).
Nearby common words
sko is number 1,635 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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