skotta
Meaning
shovel
In Swedish: skyffla (snö)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att skotta | to shovel |
|---|---|---|
| Present | skottar | jag skottar |
| Past | skottade | jag skottade |
| Supine | skottat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har skottat | jag har skottat |
| Past perfect | hade skottat | jag hade skottat |
| Future | ska skotta | or: kommer att skotta |
| Conditional | skulle skotta | jag skulle skotta |
| Imperative | skotta! | a command |
| Present participle | skottande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | skottad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | skottas |
|---|---|
| Present | skottas |
| Past | skottades |
| Supine | skottats |
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 skottar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise skotta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (skotta). Which is the past tense?
skotta in a sentence
- skotta snöshovel snow
- skotta uppfartenshovel the driveway
Questions
What does skotta mean in English?
skotta means “shovel”.
What is the past tense of skotta?
The past tense of skotta is skottade (“jag skottade”). The supine is skottat, used in “jag har skottat”.
What is the present tense of skotta?
skottar, the same for every person: jag skottar, du skottar, vi skottar.
Similar words
skyffla
Nearby common words
skotta is number 8,990 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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