skaka om
Swedish
Alternative forms
- omskaka (usually in the passive)
Etymology
skaka (“shake”) + om (“about”)
Verb
skaka om (present skakar om, preterite skakade om, supine skakat om, imperative skaka om)
- to shake up, to shake (often in order to mix)
- Skaka om sprayburken före användning
- Shake up the spray can before use
- Sprayburken omskakas före användning
- The spray can is shaken up before use
- (figuratively) to shake (something/things) up
- skaka om gamla föreställningar
- shake up old beliefs
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | skaka om | skakas om | ||
| supine | skakat om | skakats om | ||
| imperative | skaka om | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | skaken om | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | skakar om | skakade om | skakas om | skakades om |
| ind. plural1 | skaka om | skakade om | skakas om | skakades om |
| subjunctive2 | skake om | skakade om | skakes om | skakades om |
| present participle | omskakande | |||
| past participle | omskakad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.