äckla
Meaning
sicken; disgust
In Swedish: få att känna äckel
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att äckla | to sicken |
|---|---|---|
| Present | äcklar | jag äcklar |
| Past | äcklade | jag äcklade |
| Supine | äcklat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har äcklat | jag har äcklat |
| Past perfect | hade äcklat | jag hade äcklat |
| Future | ska äckla | or: kommer att äckla |
| Conditional | skulle äckla | jag skulle äckla |
| Imperative | äckla! | a command |
| Present participle | äcklande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | äcklad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | äcklas |
|---|---|
| Present | äcklas |
| Past | äcklades |
| Supine | äcklats |
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 äcklar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise äckla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (äckla). Which is the past tense?
äckla in a sentence
- Ni äcklar migYou disgust me
Questions
What does äckla mean in English?
äckla means “sicken, disgust”.
What is the past tense of äckla?
The past tense of äckla is äcklade (“jag äcklade”). The supine is äcklat, used in “jag har äcklat”.
What is the present tense of äckla?
äcklar, the same for every person: jag äcklar, du äcklar, vi äcklar.
Similar words
väcka avsmak
Origin
From German ekeln.
Nearby common words
äckla is number 6,407 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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