Swedish verb

skumma

foam, froth, effervesce, scanAlso the plural of skum.

Meaning

foam; froth; effervesce; scan; skim [off]

In Swedish: bilda skum

Conjugation

Conjugation of skumma (foam)
Infinitive	att skumma	to foam
Present	skummar	jag skummar
Past	skummade	jag skummade
Supine	skummat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har skummat	jag har skummat
Past perfect	hade skummat	jag hade skummat
Future	ska skumma	or: kommer att skumma
Conditional	skulle skumma	jag skulle skumma
Imperative	skumma!	a command

Passive (-s form)

Passive of skumma
Infinitive	skummas
Present	skummas
Past	skummades
Supine	skummats

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 skummar. See the four verb groups explained.

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skumma in a sentence

skumma igenom en bok
skim through a book
Vattnet skummade kring bogen
Water foamed around the bow
Skumma av fettet från buljongen
Skim off the fat from the broth
Jag skummade (igenom) artikeln
I skimmed (through) the article

Expressions

skumma av raseri
foam with rage

Questions

What does skumma mean in English?

skumma means “foam, froth”.

What is the past tense of skumma?

The past tense of skumma is skummade (“jag skummade”). The supine is skummat, used in “jag har skummat”.

What is the present tense of skumma?

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

Origin

skum + -a

Nearby common words

skumma is number 5,547 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,543separat special, separate
5,544dårhus madhouse
5,545förflyttning movement
5,546nödläge emergency
5,548blåa Blue, provencerade
5,549trupperna troops, troop
5,550lift lift, elevator (US)
5,551anhållen arrested, detained by order of prosecutor

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