åska
åska as a verb
Meaning
thunderstorm
In Swedish: blixtra och mullra
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att åska | to thunderstorm |
|---|---|---|
| Present | åskar | jag åskar |
| Past | åskade | jag åskade |
| Supine | åskat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har åskat | jag har åskat |
| Past perfect | hade åskat | jag hade åskat |
| Future | ska åska | or: kommer att åska |
| Conditional | skulle åska | jag skulle åska |
| Imperative | åska! | a command |
| Present participle | åskande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | åskas |
|---|---|
| Present | åskas |
| Past | åskades |
| Supine | åskats |
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 åskar. See the four verb groups explained.
åska as a noun(en åska)
Meaning
thunder
In Swedish: oväder med blixtar och muller, åskväder
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en åska |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | åskan |
åska is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor åska, den stora åskan. Check another noun
Practise åska
1 / 2Yesterday I … (åska). Which is the past tense?
Words built with åska
- åskmoln thundercloud
- åskledare lightning conductor
- applådåska thunderous applause
Questions
What does åska mean in English?
åska means “thunderstorm”.
Is it en åska or ett åska?
It is en åska, and “the thunder” is åskan.
What is the past tense of åska?
The past tense of åska is åskade (“jag åskade”). The supine is åskat, used in “jag har åskat”.
What is the present tense of åska?
åskar, the same for every person: jag åskar, du åskar, vi åskar.
Similar words
åskväder
Origin
From Early Modern Swedish variants: āska, åscka, åskja, oschia, åsikia, åsekia, åsäckia, åsökia, åsökja, asökia (compare dialectal åseka), from Old Swedish āsikkia (nominative), āsækyu (oblique).
Nearby common words
åska is number 6,160 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,156förvånande surprising
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- 6,158skruv spin, peg
- 6,159trohet fidelity
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- 6,162graal a glass vase with two or more color layers, which are set together into a picture or ornament
- 6,163orädd fearless
- 6,164radikal radical
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