meka – Swedish verb conjugation

Swedish verb forms of meka

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

Infinitivemeka
Presentmekar
Pastmekade
Imperativemeka
Supinemekat

Translations

  • tinker, to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it
  • Synonyms & Antonyms

    Sample Sentences

    • Hon mekar med sin bil på lördagarna. (She works on her car on Saturdays.)
    • Nu har jag mekat med den här datorn i timmar utan att förstå hur den funkar. (Now I've been tinkering with this computer for hours without understanding how it works.)

    Additional Information

    Etymology

    Derived from mekaniker (“mechanic”). First attested in 1958.

    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: mekande

    Indicative

    Present

    jagmekar
    dumekar
    han;honmekar
    vimeka
    nimeka
    demeka

    Perfect

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

    Past

    jagmekade
    dumekade
    han;honmekade
    vimekade
    nimekade
    demekade

    Pluperfect

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

    Future

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

    Future Perfect

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

    Conjunctive

    Present

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

    Perfect

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

    Past

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

    Pluperfect

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

    Conditional

    Present

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

    Perfect

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

    Imperative

    dumeka
    viLåt oss meka
    nimeka

    Swedish Dialects of Finland