sniffa
Meaning
snort; sniff
In Swedish: dra in lukt i näsan; lukta på lösningsmedel för att berusa sig
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att sniffa | to snort |
|---|---|---|
| Present | sniffar | jag sniffar |
| Past | sniffade | jag sniffade |
| Supine | sniffat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har sniffat | jag har sniffat |
| Past perfect | hade sniffat | jag hade sniffat |
| Future | ska sniffa | or: kommer att sniffa |
| Conditional | skulle sniffa | jag skulle sniffa |
| Imperative | sniffa! | a command |
| Present participle | sniffande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | sniffas |
|---|---|
| Present | sniffas |
| Past | sniffades |
| Supine | sniffats |
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 sniffar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise sniffa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (sniffa). Which is the past tense?
sniffa in a sentence
- ungarna sniffar i källarenthe kids are sniffing glue down in the basement
- hunden sniffade på lyktstolpenthe dog snuffled at the lamp-post
Questions
What does sniffa mean in English?
sniffa means “snort, sniff”.
What is the past tense of sniffa?
The past tense of sniffa is sniffade (“jag sniffade”). The supine is sniffat, used in “jag har sniffat”.
What is the present tense of sniffa?
sniffar, the same for every person: jag sniffar, du sniffar, vi sniffar.
Origin
From English sniff + -a.
Nearby common words
sniffa is number 6,776 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 6,779juveler jewels, gems
- 6,780blekna fade, turn pale
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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