skugga
skugga as a verb
Meaning
tail; shadow; shade
In Swedish: ge skugga åt
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att skugga | to tail |
|---|---|---|
| Present | skuggar | jag skuggar |
| Past | skuggade | jag skuggade |
| Supine | skuggat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har skuggat | jag har skuggat |
| Past perfect | hade skuggat | jag hade skuggat |
| Future | ska skugga | or: kommer att skugga |
| Conditional | skulle skugga | jag skulle skugga |
| Imperative | skugga! | a command |
| Present participle | skuggande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | skuggad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | skuggas |
|---|---|
| Present | skuggas |
| Past | skuggades |
| Supine | skuggats |
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 skuggar. See the four verb groups explained.
skugga as a noun(en skugga)
Meaning
shade; shadow
In Swedish: mörkt område där ljuset hindras av något; skydd mot solen
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en skugga |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | skuggan |
| Plural, indefinite | skuggor |
| Plural, definite | skuggorna |
skugga is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor skugga, den stora skuggan. Check another noun
Practise skugga
1 / 2Yesterday I … (skugga). Which is the past tense?
skugga in a sentence
- sitta i skuggan av ett trädsit in the shade of a tree
Expressions
- i skuggan av ("i hotande närhet av") (ett tredje världskrig)overshadowed by ("dangerously close to") (a third world war)
- vara en skugga av sitt forna jagbe but a shadow of one's former self
Words built with skugga
- skuggsida seamy side
Questions
What does skugga mean in English?
skugga means “tail, shadow”.
Is it en skugga or ett skugga?
It is en skugga, and “the shade” is skuggan.
What is the plural of skugga?
The plural of skugga is skuggor, and the definite plural is skuggorna.
What is the past tense of skugga?
The past tense of skugga is skuggade (“jag skuggade”). The supine is skuggat, used in “jag har skuggat”.
What is the present tense of skugga?
skuggar, the same for every person: jag skuggar, du skuggar, vi skuggar.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish skugge, from Old Norse skuggi, from Proto-Germanic *skuwwô.
Nearby common words
skugga is number 1,495 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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