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
| Infinitive | sinka |
| Present | sinkar |
| Past | sinkade |
| Imperative | sinka |
| Supine | sinkat |
Verbs conjugated like 'sinka'
abalienera,
abandonnera,
abbreviera,
abdikera,
abila,
ablaktera,
abonnera,
abortera,
abradera,
absentera,
absolvera,
absorbera,
abstrahera,
accedera,
accelerera,
accentera,
accentuera,
acceptera,
accisera,
acklimatisera, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'sinka'
finka,
hinka,
kinka,
linka,
pinka,
sänka,
sicka,
sina,
sinkas,
slinka,
Translations
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Han sinkar oss (He's slowing us down)
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Jag sinkar vakterna medan ni smyger in bakvägen (I'll hold up the guards while you sneak in the back)
Additional Information
Etymology
1. fsv. senka; motsv. d.
sinke, nor. dial. sinka, fvn. seinka; avledn. av SEN, adj. — Jfr SINK, sbst.
1, SINKA, sbst.
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2. jfr d.
sinke; av t. zinken, avledn. av zinke(n) (se SINKA, sbst.
3) References:
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3. From Old Swedish senka, from Old Norse seinka, to the same root as sen (“late”).
Cognates
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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.