vinkla
Meaning
slant
In Swedish: ställa in i viss vinkel
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att vinkla | to slant |
|---|---|---|
| Present | vinklar | jag vinklar |
| Past | vinklade | jag vinklade |
| Supine | vinklat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har vinklat | jag har vinklat |
| Past perfect | hade vinklat | jag hade vinklat |
| Future | ska vinkla | or: kommer att vinkla |
| Conditional | skulle vinkla | jag skulle vinkla |
| Imperative | vinkla! | a command |
| Present participle | vinklande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | vinklad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | vinklas |
|---|---|
| Present | vinklas |
| Past | vinklades |
| Supine | vinklats |
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 vinklar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise vinkla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (vinkla). Which is the past tense?
vinkla in a sentence
- ett vinklat teveprograma biased (slanted) TV programme
- Lampan går att vinklaThe lamp can be angled
- Rapporten är vinkladThe report is biased
Questions
What does vinkla mean in English?
vinkla means “slant”.
What is the past tense of vinkla?
The past tense of vinkla is vinklade (“jag vinklade”). The supine is vinklat, used in “jag har vinklat”.
What is the present tense of vinkla?
vinklar, the same for every person: jag vinklar, du vinklar, vi vinklar.
Origin
vinkel (“angle”) + -a
Nearby common words
vinkla is number 9,877 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 9,880fjäll mountain, scale
- 9,881introduktion introduction
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