sparka
Meaning
kick
In Swedish: stöta till med foten
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att sparka | to kick |
|---|---|---|
| Present | sparkar | jag sparkar |
| Past | sparkade | jag sparkade |
| Supine | sparkat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har sparkat | jag har sparkat |
| Past perfect | hade sparkat | jag hade sparkat |
| Future | ska sparka | or: kommer att sparka |
| Conditional | skulle sparka | jag skulle sparka |
| Imperative | sparka! | a command |
| Present participle | sparkande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | sparkad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | sparkas |
|---|---|
| Present | sparkas |
| Past | sparkades |
| Supine | sparkats |
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 sparkar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise sparka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (sparka). Which is the past tense?
sparka in a sentence
- företaget sparkade tio anställdathe company sacked ten employees
- hästen sparkade bakutthe horse kicked backwards
Questions
What does sparka mean in English?
sparka means “kick”.
What is the past tense of sparka?
The past tense of sparka is sparkade (“jag sparkade”). The supine is sparkat, used in “jag har sparkat”.
What is the present tense of sparka?
sparkar, the same for every person: jag sparkar, du sparkar, vi sparkar.
Origin
From Old Norse sparka, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *spurnaną (“to trample, kick”).
Nearby common words
sparka is number 937 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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