viska
Meaning
whisper
In Swedish: tala tyst (utan att stämbanden vibrerar)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att viska | to whisper |
|---|---|---|
| Present | viskar | jag viskar |
| Past | viskade | jag viskade |
| Supine | viskat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har viskat | jag har viskat |
| Past perfect | hade viskat | jag hade viskat |
| Future | ska viska | or: kommer att viska |
| Conditional | skulle viska | jag skulle viska |
| Imperative | viska! | a command |
| Present participle | viskande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | viskad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | viskas |
|---|---|
| Present | viskas |
| Past | viskades |
| Supine | viskats |
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 viskar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise viska
1 / 2Yesterday I … (viska). Which is the past tense?
viska in a sentence
- det viskas om att han ska gifta sigit is rumoured that he is to marry
Questions
What does viska mean in English?
viska means “whisper”.
What is the past tense of viska?
The past tense of viska is viskade (“jag viskade”). The supine is viskat, used in “jag har viskat”.
What is the present tense of viska?
viskar, the same for every person: jag viskar, du viskar, vi viskar.
Origin
Related to Old Norse hvína (“to whistle, whizz”).
Nearby common words
viska is number 3,036 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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