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". Compare Trøndelag Norwegian sjekk (“to send”).

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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