en yxa
yxa as a noun(en yxa)
Meaning
axe
In Swedish: redskap att hugga med
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en yxa |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | yxan |
| Plural, indefinite | yxor |
| Plural, definite | yxorna |
yxa is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor yxa, den stora yxan. Check another noun
yxa as a verb
Meaning
to axe, to cut, chip or sculpture with an axe, to hack, to shape roughly, to make a prototype; to slash with an axe, to reduce or remove, to attack, to criticise
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att yxa | to axe |
|---|---|---|
| Present | yxar | jag yxar |
| Past | yxade | jag yxade |
| Supine | yxat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har yxat | jag har yxat |
| Past perfect | hade yxat | jag hade yxat |
| Future | ska yxa | or: kommer att yxa |
| Conditional | skulle yxa | jag skulle yxa |
| Imperative | yxa! | a command |
| Present participle | yxande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | yxad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | yxas |
|---|---|
| Present | yxas |
| Past | yxades |
| Supine | yxats |
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 yxar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise yxa
1 / 2Is it en yxa or ett yxa?
yxa in a sentence
- Ronny högg ner ett träd med en yxaRonny cut down a tree with an axe
- Och så yxade jag till en stuga här vid vägen.And so I built a log cabin here by the road.
- kommittén hade yxat till ett förslagthe committee had hacked a rough proposal
- jag yxade till min personliga profil lite grannI shaped up my personal profile a bit
- Hon har yxat ner antalet biståndsländer från 70 till 33She has slashed the number of countries receiving our foreign aid from 70 to 33
- yxa upp en vakcut a hole in the ice with an axe
Expressions
- kasta yxan i sjönthrow in the sponge
Questions
What does yxa mean in English?
yxa means “axe”.
Is it en yxa or ett yxa?
It is en yxa, and “the axe” is yxan.
What is the plural of yxa?
The plural of yxa is yxor, and the definite plural is yxorna.
What is the past tense of yxa?
The past tense of yxa is yxade (“jag yxade”). The supine is yxat, used in “jag har yxat”.
What is the present tense of yxa?
yxar, the same for every person: jag yxar, du yxar, vi yxar.
Origin
From Old Norse øx (“axe”), from Proto-Germanic *akwisī, from a Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷs-ih₂- (“axe”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).
Nearby common words
yxa is number 4,195 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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