skylla
Meaning
blame
In Swedish: ge (någon) skulden
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att skylla | to blame |
|---|---|---|
| Present | skyller | jag skyller |
| Past | skyllde | jag skyllde |
| Supine | skyllt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har skyllt | jag har skyllt |
| Past perfect | hade skyllt | jag hade skyllt |
| Future | ska skylla | or: kommer att skylla |
| Conditional | skulle skylla | jag skulle skylla |
| Imperative | skyll! | a command |
| Present participle | skyllande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | skylld | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | skyllas |
|---|---|
| Present | skylls |
| Past | skylldes |
| Supine | skyllts |
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 skyller. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise skylla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (skylla). Which is the past tense?
skylla in a sentence
- Skyll dig själv!You've only yourself to blame!
- skylla ifrån sigthrow the blame on sth. (or sby else)
- han skyllde på att han hade mycket att görahe pleaded pressure of work
- Vi tänker skylla på NisseWe are going to blame Nisse
- Jag skyller på oturI blame bad luck
- De misstänkta skyller på varandraThe suspects blame each other
- Sjunken i elände, skyllde han sina motgångar på yttre omständigheterSunken in misery, he blamed his misfortune on external circumstances
- De skyller mig för att vara lögnareThey accuse me of being a liar
Questions
What does skylla mean in English?
skylla means “blame”.
What is the past tense of skylla?
The past tense of skylla is skyllde (“jag skyllde”). The supine is skyllt, used in “jag har skyllt”.
What is the present tense of skylla?
skyller, the same for every person: jag skyller, du skyller, vi skyller.
Origin
From skuld (debt) and its archaic form skull (behalf), originally meaning to be in debt, i.e.
Nearby common words
skylla is number 1,569 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 1,564lyda obey, run
- 1,566matt feeble, weak
- 1,567respektera respect
- 1,568stycken instances, instances of (anything)
- 1,570tanka fill [with petrol]
- 1,571antagligen probably, presumably
- 1,572medlem member
- 1,573avbryta discontinue, terminate
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