vicka
Meaning
wiggle; stand-in
In Swedish: (få att) luta åt olika håll omväxlande
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att vicka | to wiggle |
|---|---|---|
| Present | vickar | jag vickar |
| Past | vickade | jag vickade |
| Supine | vickat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har vickat | jag har vickat |
| Past perfect | hade vickat | jag hade vickat |
| Future | ska vicka | or: kommer att vicka |
| Conditional | skulle vicka | jag skulle vicka |
| Imperative | vicka! | a command |
| Present participle | vickande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | vickas |
|---|---|
| Present | vickas |
| Past | vickades |
| Supine | vickats |
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 vickar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise vicka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (vicka). Which is the past tense?
vicka in a sentence
- vicka med tårnawiggle one's toes
- ett vickande borda wobbly (unsteady) table
- vicka som lärareact as a supply, (substitute) teacher
- Hon vickade på tårna.She wiggled her toes.
- Om man vickar på det här locket tillräckligt länge går det av.If you move this lid up and down long enough, it will break off.
- Hon vickade som lärare förra året.She stood in as a teacher last year.
Questions
What does vicka mean in English?
vicka means “wiggle, stand-in”.
What is the past tense of vicka?
The past tense of vicka is vickade (“jag vickade”). The supine is vickat, used in “jag har vickat”.
What is the present tense of vicka?
vickar, the same for every person: jag vickar, du vickar, vi vickar.
Origin
Since 1689 from the dialectal word vicka (“yield; bend sideways; run in a waddling fashion”).
Nearby common words
vicka is number 9,294 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,290väpna arm, arm (furnish with weapons)
- 9,291digga dig
- 9,292syrsa cricket
- 9,293trailer trailer
- 9,295snabbis quickie
- 9,297gudstjänst a divine service, (usually) a church service
- 9,298skosnöre shoelace, shoestring (cord used for fastening a shoe)
- 9,299omgruppera to regroup
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