svinga
Meaning
swing
In Swedish: svänga hastigt
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att svinga | to swing |
|---|---|---|
| Present | svingar | jag svingar |
| Past | svingade | jag svingade |
| Supine | svingat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har svingat | jag har svingat |
| Past perfect | hade svingat | jag hade svingat |
| Future | ska svinga | or: kommer att svinga |
| Conditional | skulle svinga | jag skulle svinga |
| Imperative | svinga! | a command |
| Present participle | svingande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | svingad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | svingas |
|---|---|
| Present | svingas |
| Past | svingades |
| Supine | svingats |
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 svingar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise svinga
1 / 2Yesterday I … (svinga). Which is the past tense?
svinga in a sentence
- svinga sig upp i sadelnswing into the saddle
- svinga ett svärd/slagträswing a sword/bat
Questions
What does svinga mean in English?
svinga means “swing”.
What is the past tense of svinga?
The past tense of svinga is svingade (“jag svingade”). The supine is svingat, used in “jag har svingat”.
What is the present tense of svinga?
svingar, the same for every person: jag svingar, du svingar, vi svingar.
Origin
Borrowed from Middle Low German swingen, from Proto-West Germanic *swingan.
Nearby common words
svinga is number 6,293 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,289stila to show off, to flash (a new style)
- 6,290psyke mentality, psyche
- 6,291kramp [muscular] spasm, cramp
- 6,292leg certified, authorized; indicating an authorized medical doctor, not a quack; abbreviation of legitimerad
- 6,294vräka throw out, evict
- 6,295ärm sleeve
- 6,296skicklighet skill, grant
- 6,297beröm commendation, praise
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