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en sko

shoe, boot/skuː/

sko as a noun(en sko)

Meaning

shoe; boot

In Swedish: fotbeklädnad (vanligen av läder)

Forms

Forms of sko
Singular, indefiniteen sko
Singular, definiteskon
Plural, indefiniteskor
Plural, definiteskorna

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

Conjugation of sko (shoe)
Infinitiveatt skoto shoe
Presentskorjag skor
Pastskoddejag skodde
Supineskottused after har / hade
Perfecthar skottjag har skott
Past perfecthade skottjag hade skott
Futureska skoor: kommer att sko
Conditionalskulle skojag skulle sko
Imperativesko!a command
Present participleskoende-ing, used as an adjective
Past participleskoddused like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of sko
Infinitiveskos
Presentskos
Pastskoddes
Supineskotts

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.

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sko in a sentence

  • ta på sig skorna
    put on one's shoes
  • knyta skorna
    tie one's shoes
  • Passade fötterna se’n i värmande strumpor af svart ull, Skodde sig snabbt, steg opp, tog fårskinnspelsen af väggen
    Fit 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 stål
    O, 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 förtroende
    William 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 upplysta
    While corporations and party officials earned well, the city's streets were lacking in pavement, dirty and poorly lit

Words built with sko

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

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