Swedish verb

skolka

cut class, play truant, play hookey (US)), (play hooky/ˈskɔlˌka/

Meaning

cut class; play truant; play hookey (US)); (play hooky

In Swedish: vara borta utan skäl, smita

Conjugation

Conjugation of skolka (cut class)
Infinitive	att skolka	to cut class
Present	skolkar	jag skolkar
Past	skolkade	jag skolkade
Supine	skolkat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har skolkat	jag har skolkat
Past perfect	hade skolkat	jag hade skolkat
Future	ska skolka	or: kommer att skolka
Conditional	skulle skolka	jag skulle skolka
Imperative	skolka!	a command
Present participle	skolkande	-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of skolka
Infinitive	skolkas
Present	skolkas
Past	skolkades
Supine	skolkats

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 skolkar. See the four verb groups explained.

Practise skolka

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skolka in a sentence

skolka från skolan
failure to attend school

Questions

What does skolka mean in English?

skolka means “cut class, play truant”.

What is the past tense of skolka?

The past tense of skolka is skolkade (“jag skolkade”). The supine is skolkat, used in “jag har skolkat”.

What is the present tense of skolka?

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

Nearby common words

skolka is number 6,419 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,415frakta carry, freight
6,416inofficiell inofficial, inoficial
6,417cv initialism of curriculum vitae
6,418fontän fountain
6,420väljare voter
6,421dialekt dialect
6,422nackdel disadvantage
6,423oduglig incompetent

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