sluka
Meaning
gobble; devour; swallow; bolt
In Swedish: svälja i stora bitar; kasta i sig
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att sluka | to gobble |
|---|---|---|
| Present | slukar | jag slukar |
| Past | slukade | jag slukade |
| Supine | slukat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har slukat | jag har slukat |
| Past perfect | hade slukat | jag hade slukat |
| Future | ska sluka | or: kommer att sluka |
| Conditional | skulle sluka | jag skulle sluka |
| Imperative | sluka! | a command |
| Present participle | slukande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | slukad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | slukas |
|---|---|
| Present | slukas |
| Past | slukades |
| Supine | slukats |
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 slukar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise sluka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (sluka). Which is the past tense?
sluka in a sentence
- hon slukade matenshe wolfed down her food
- bilen slukar oljathe car eats up oil
- sjukvården slukar resurserthe medical services consume huge resources
- Han slukade henne med blickenHe devoured her with his eyes
- elslukandepower-hungry ("electricity-devouring")
Questions
What does sluka mean in English?
sluka means “gobble, devour”.
What is the past tense of sluka?
The past tense of sluka is slukade (“jag slukade”). The supine is slukat, used in “jag har slukat”.
What is the present tense of sluka?
slukar, the same for every person: jag slukar, du slukar, vi slukar.
Nearby common words
sluka is number 4,624 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,620inkommande incoming
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- 4,622ask packet, box
- 4,623biskop bishop
- 4,625fotografera take photographs, photograph
- 4,626galler grating, bars
- 4,627patetiskt pathetic, pathetically
- 4,628jeep jeep
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary