smeka
Meaning
stroke; caress; fondle
In Swedish: stryka lätt med handen (för att visa ömhet), klappa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att smeka | to stroke |
|---|---|---|
| Present | smeker | jag smeker |
| Past | smekte | jag smekte |
| Supine | smekt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har smekt | jag har smekt |
| Past perfect | hade smekt | jag hade smekt |
| Future | ska smeka | or: kommer att smeka |
| Conditional | skulle smeka | jag skulle smeka |
| Imperative | smek! | a command |
| Present participle | smekande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | smekt | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | smekas |
|---|---|
| Present | smeks |
| Past | smektes |
| Supine | smekts |
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 smeker. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise smeka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (smeka). Which is the past tense?
smeka in a sentence
- musiken smeker öratthe music caresses the ear
- hon smekte kattenshe stroked the cat
- smeka någons hårstroke someone's hair
- smeka någons kindcaress someone's cheek
- smeka någon på armenstroke someone's arm
- smeka någon över ryggencaress someone's back
- händer som smeker längs med min kropphands caressing along my body
- smeka sig självtouch oneself [idiomatic]
Questions
What does smeka mean in English?
smeka means “stroke, caress”.
What is the past tense of smeka?
The past tense of smeka is smekte (“jag smekte”). The supine is smekt, used in “jag har smekt”.
What is the present tense of smeka?
smeker, the same for every person: jag smeker, du smeker, vi smeker.
Similar words
kelakaressera
Origin
Inherited from Old Swedish smēkia, from Middle Low German smêken.
Nearby common words
smeka is number 5,818 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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