skicka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skikka, from Middle Low German schicken "to send" (German schicken, Dutch schikken). Cognate with ske "to happen, to occur".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɧɪkˌa/
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Verb

skicka (present skickar, preterite skickade, supine skickat, imperative skicka)

  1. send (make something go somewhere)
    Jag skickade brevet igår.
    I sent the letter yesterday.
  2. pass, to give someone who didn't reach (e.g. across a table)
    Kan du skicka saltet?
    Could you please pass the salt?
  3. (reflexive, dated) behave oneself

Conjugation

Conjugation of skicka (weak)
active passive
infinitive skicka skickas
supine skickat skickats
imperative skicka —
imper. plural1 skicken —
present past present past
indicative skickar skickade skickas skickades
ind. plural1 skicka skickade skickas skickades
subjunctive2 skicke skickade skickes skickades
present participle skickande
past participle skickad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

  • beskicka
  • förskicka
  • geskickt
  • utskick
  • (send): skicka ut
  • (behave): skick, skick och fason

See also

send

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