slå
slå as a verb
Meaning
hit; beat; knock; strike; smite; cross one's mind; cut; reap
In Swedish: ge (ett) slag, smälla till
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att slå | to hit |
|---|---|---|
| Present | slår | jag slår |
| Past | slog | jag slog |
| Supine | slagit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har slagit | jag har slagit |
| Past perfect | hade slagit | jag hade slagit |
| Future | ska slå | or: kommer att slå |
| Conditional | skulle slå | jag skulle slå |
| Imperative | slå! | a command |
| Present participle | slående | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | slagen | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | slås |
|---|---|
| Present | slås |
| Past | slogs |
| Supine | slagits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use slår. See the four verb groups explained.
slå as a noun(en slå)
Meaning
a beam
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en slå |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | slån |
| Plural, indefinite | slåar |
| Plural, definite | slåarna |
slå is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor slå, den stora slån. Check another noun
Practise slå
1 / 2Yesterday I … (slå). Which is the past tense?
slå in a sentence
- hon slog till honom och han slog tillbakashe hit him and he hit back
- slå någon på käftenpunch sby on the jaw
- blixten slog nerbe struck by lightning
- det slog mig att jag hade felit struck me that I was wrong
- slå höetmake hay
- pjäsen slog an hos publikenthe play was highly popular with the audience
- slås ut från arbetsmarknadenbe knocked out of the labour market
- hemmalaget blev slaget med 4--0the home team lost 4--0
Expressions
- slå dövörat tillturn a deaf ear to
- slå på stortgo in for sth. in a big way
- slå vadbet
- slå vakt omstand up for
- slå lägerpitch camp
- slå felgo wrong
Questions
What does slå mean in English?
slå means “hit, beat”.
Is it en slå or ett slå?
It is en slå, and “the a beam” is slån.
What is the plural of slå?
The plural of slå is slåar, and the definite plural is slåarna.
What is the past tense of slå?
The past tense of slå is slog (“jag slog”). The supine is slagit, used in “jag har slagit”.
What is the present tense of slå?
slår, the same for every person: jag slår, du slår, vi slår.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish slā, from Old Norse slá, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike, throw”).
Nearby common words
slå is number 357 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 353idag today, today (on the current day)
- 354sagt said
- 355månad month
- 356faktiskt as a matter of fact
- 358fyra four
- 359bror a brother, a contracted form of broder, bro, brother (usually friendly or familiar term of address for a male)
- 360mede runner (device upon which something slides), rocker (device upon which something rocks)
- 361lita rely on
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