smörja
smörja as a verb
Meaning
grease; smear, daub; lubricate
In Swedish: behandla med olja eller annat fett
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att smörja | to grease |
|---|---|---|
| Present | smörjer | jag smörjer |
| Past | smorde | jag smorde |
| Supine | smort | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har smort | jag har smort |
| Past perfect | hade smort | jag hade smort |
| Future | ska smörja | or: kommer att smörja |
| Conditional | skulle smörja | jag skulle smörja |
| Imperative | smörj! | a command |
| Present participle | smörjande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | smord | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | smörjas |
|---|---|
| Present | smörjs |
| Past | smordes |
| Supine | smorts |
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 smörjer. See the four verb groups explained.
smörja as a noun(en smörja)
Meaning
lubricant, grease; rubbish
In Swedish: ämne som man smörjer med för att skydda något
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en smörja |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | smörjan |
| Plural, indefinite | smörjor |
| Plural, definite | smörjorna |
smörja is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor smörja, den stora smörjan. Check another noun
Practise smörja
1 / 2Yesterday I … (smörja). Which is the past tense?
smörja in a sentence
- Vad läser du för smörja?What's that rubbish you're reading?
Words built with smörja
- smörjmedel lubricate
- rundsmörja lubricate
- skosmörja shoe cream
Questions
What does smörja mean in English?
smörja means “grease; smear, daub; lubricate”.
Is it en smörja or ett smörja?
It is en smörja, and “the lubricant” is smörjan.
What is the plural of smörja?
The plural of smörja is smörjor, and the definite plural is smörjorna.
What is the past tense of smörja?
The past tense of smörja is smorde (“jag smorde”). The supine is smort, used in “jag har smort”.
What is the present tense of smörja?
smörjer, the same for every person: jag smörjer, du smörjer, vi smörjer.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish smyria, smøria‚ from Old Norse smyrja, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną, from Proto-Germanic *smerwą (see smör).
Nearby common words
smörja is number 3,924 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 3,920avskedad fired, kicked (from a job)
- 3,921misstanke suspicion
- 3,922kidnappade kidnapped
- 3,923högkvarter headquarters
- 3,925fingra finger
- 3,926skärpa sharpen, make more stringent
- 3,927ballong balloon
- 3,928småningom gradually, by degrees
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