Swedish verb

skymma

get dark, block [out], be in the way of, dim/ˈɧʏmˌa/

Meaning

get dark; block [out]; be in the way of; dim; hide; conceal; obscure; occlude

In Swedish: bli mörkt

Conjugation

Conjugation of skymma (get dark)
Infinitive	att skymma	to get dark
Present	skymmer	jag skymmer
Past	skymde	jag skymde
Supine	skymt	used after har / hade
Perfect	har skymt	jag har skymt
Past perfect	hade skymt	jag hade skymt
Future	ska skymma	or: kommer att skymma
Conditional	skulle skymma	jag skulle skymma
Imperative	skym!	a command
Present participle	skymmande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	skymd	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of skymma
Infinitive	skymmas
Present	skymms
Past	skymdes
Supine	skymts

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 skymmer. See the four verb groups explained.

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skymma in a sentence

trädet skymmer sikten
the tree blocks the view
Träden skymmer sjön
The trees obscure the lake (the lake can't be (completely) seen because the trees are in the way)
Månen skymmer solen under en solförmörkelse
The moon obscures the sun during a solar eclipse
Det började skymma ute
It was beginning to get dark outside

Questions

What does skymma mean in English?

skymma means “get dark, block [out]”.

What is the past tense of skymma?

The past tense of skymma is skymde (“jag skymde”). The supine is skymt, used in “jag har skymt”.

What is the present tense of skymma?

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

Similar words

mörkna

Origin

Equivalent to skum + -a.

Nearby common words

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