ticka
ticka as a verb
Meaning
tick
In Swedish: låta som ett urverk
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att ticka | to tick |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tickar | jag tickar |
| Past | tickade | jag tickade |
| Supine | tickat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tickat | jag har tickat |
| Past perfect | hade tickat | jag hade tickat |
| Future | ska ticka | or: kommer att ticka |
| Conditional | skulle ticka | jag skulle ticka |
| Imperative | ticka! | a command |
| Present participle | tickande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tickas |
|---|---|
| Present | tickas |
| Past | tickades |
| Supine | tickats |
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 tickar. See the four verb groups explained.
ticka as a noun(en ticka)
Meaning
bracket fungus
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en ticka |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | tickan |
| Plural, indefinite | tickor |
| Plural, definite | tickorna |
ticka is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor ticka, den stora tickan. Check another noun
Practise ticka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (ticka). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does ticka mean in English?
ticka means “tick”.
Is it en ticka or ett ticka?
It is en ticka, and “the bracket fungus” is tickan.
What is the plural of ticka?
The plural of ticka is tickor, and the definite plural is tickorna.
What is the past tense of ticka?
The past tense of ticka is tickade (“jag tickade”). The supine is tickat, used in “jag har tickat”.
What is the present tense of ticka?
tickar, the same for every person: jag tickar, du tickar, vi tickar.
Origin
Onomatopoeic.
Nearby common words
ticka is number 5,698 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,694kraschad crashed
- 5,695dia nurse, suck
- 5,696jazz jazz
- 5,697ratta drive
- 5,699årlig annual, yearly
- 5,700förband joined, attached, linked, connected
- 5,701legendarisk legendary
- 5,702mentalsjukhus mental hospital
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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