skyla
Meaning
cover; hide, veil
In Swedish: dölja med något täckande
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att skyla | to cover |
|---|---|---|
| Present | skyler | jag skyler |
| Past | skylde | jag skylde |
| Supine | skylt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har skylt | jag har skylt |
| Past perfect | hade skylt | jag hade skylt |
| Future | ska skyla | or: kommer att skyla |
| Conditional | skulle skyla | jag skulle skyla |
| Imperative | skyl! | a command |
| Present participle | skylande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | skyld | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | skylas |
|---|---|
| Present | skyls |
| Past | skyldes |
| Supine | skylts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use skyler. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise skyla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (skyla). Which is the past tense?
skyla in a sentence
- hon skylde ansiktet med händernashe covered her face with her hands
Questions
What does skyla mean in English?
skyla means “cover; hide, veil”.
What is the past tense of skyla?
The past tense of skyla is skylde (“jag skylde”). The supine is skylt, used in “jag har skylt”.
What is the present tense of skyla?
skyler, the same for every person: jag skyler, du skyler, vi skyler.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Norse skýla, from Proto-Germanic *skiulijaną, cognate with Danish skjule, Dutch schuilen.
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