amma – Swedish verb conjugation

Swedish verb forms of amma

Modern Swedish

In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.

All Forms

Infinitiveamma
Presentammar
Pastammade
Imperativeamma
Supineammat

Translations

  • breastfeed, feed a baby milk via the breasts
  • nurse, to breast feed
  • suckle, to give suck to
  • Synonyms & Antonyms

    Sample Sentences

    Additional Information

    Etymology

    1. vb, Bib. 1541 = da. amme,
    2. väl lån från ty.; jfr mhty. ammen.
    3. jfr mht. ammen, d. amme; se för öfr. AMMA, f. References: 1
    4. From Low German amme; compare with German Amme (“wet nurse”). Verb derived from noun.

    Cognates

    -

    Swedish AD ~1900

    Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.

    Gerund: ammande

    Indicative

    Present

    jagammar
    duammar
    han;honammar
    viamma
    niamma
    deamma

    Perfect

    jaghar ammat
    duhar ammat
    han;honhar ammat
    viha ammat
    niha ammat
    deha ammat

    Past

    jagammade
    duammade
    han;honammade
    viammade
    niammade
    deammade

    Pluperfect

    jaghade ammat
    duhade ammat
    han;honhade ammat
    vihade ammat
    nihade ammat
    dehade ammat

    Future

    jagskulle amma
    duskulle amma
    han;honskulle amma
    viskola amma
    niskola amma
    deskola amma

    Future Perfect

    jagskulle ha(va) ammat
    duskulle ha(va) ammat
    han;honskulle ha(va) ammat
    viskola ha(va) ammat
    niskola ha(va) ammat
    deskola ha(va) ammat

    Conjunctive

    Present

    jagmå amma
    dumå amma
    han;honmå amma
    vimå amma
    nimå amma
    demå amma

    Perfect

    jagmå ha(va) ammat
    dumå ha(va) ammat
    han;honmå ha(va) ammat
    vimå ha(va) ammat
    nimå ha(va) ammat
    demå ha(va) ammat

    Past

    jagskulle amma
    duskulle amma
    han;honskulle amma
    viskulle amma
    niskulle amma
    deskulle amma

    Pluperfect

    jagskulle ha(va) ammat
    duskulle ha(va) ammat
    han;honskulle ha(va) ammat
    viskulle ha(va) ammat
    niskulle ha(va) ammat
    deskulle ha(va) ammat

    Conditional

    Present

    jagskulle amma
    duskulle amma
    han;honskulle amma
    viskulle amma
    niskulle amma
    deskulle amma

    Perfect

    jagskulle ha(va) ammat
    duskulle ha(va) ammat
    han;honskulle ha(va) ammat
    viskulle ha(va) ammat
    niskulle ha(va) ammat
    deskulle ha(va) ammat

    Imperative

    duamma
    viLåt oss amma
    niamma

    Swedish Dialects of Finland

    Examples in Swedish Dialects in Finland

    amma (v.I)
    amm (Esse ÖB, Pedersöre-Purmo ÖB, Närpes ÖB, Lappfjärd ÖB, Houtskär ÅB, Nagu ÅB, Pyttis NL), amma (Kumlinge ÅL), amm(a) (Tenala NL, västra Nyland, mellersta Nyland, Sjundeå NL)
    .
    Examples
    • hɷ a sjöḷv amma ɷpp bå:ni (Pedersöre-Purmo ÖB)
    • mɷ:dran dø:dd o ɷn amma opp bå:nⱸ (Tenala NL)
    • amm å:v el. åm (Nagu ÅB)
    • amm! (Esse ÖB)
    • amm ɷpp alltihɷ:p! (Esse ÖB)