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skrämmas

scareAlso the passive of skrämma.

Meaning

scare

Conjugation

Conjugation of skrämmas (scare)
Infinitiveatt skrämmasto scare
Presentskrämsjag skräms
Pastskrämdesjag skrämdes
Supineskrämtsused after har / hade
Perfecthar skrämtsjag har skrämts
Past perfecthade skrämtsjag hade skrämts
Futureska skrämmasor: kommer att skrämmas
Conditionalskulle skrämmasjag skulle skrämmas
Imperativeskräms!a command

skrämmas is a deponent verb: it ends in -s in every form but has an active meaning, so it has no separate passive. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use skräms. See the four verb groups explained.

Practise skrämmas

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What does skrämmas mean?

skrämmas in a sentence

  • Mamma! Nisse skräms!
    Mom! Nisse is spooking (me/people)!
  • Vi vill inte skrämmas
    We don't want to frighten you

Questions

What does skrämmas mean in English?

skrämmas means “scare”.

What is the past tense of skrämmas?

The past tense of skrämmas is skrämdes (“jag skrämdes”). The supine is skrämts, used in “jag har skrämts”.

What is the present tense of skrämmas?

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

Nearby common words

skrämmas is number 4,647 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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