skicka

Swedish

Etymology

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
Participles
Present participle skickande
Past participle skickad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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

See also
send

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