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 | skydda |
| Present | skyddar |
| Past | skyddade |
| Imperative | skydda |
| Supine | skyddat |
Verbs conjugated like 'skydda'
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 'skydda'
skudda,
skygda,
skylda,
skynda,
beskydda,
hydda,
kodda,
krydda,
skada,
skåda,
Translations
cover, to conceal or protect
protect, to keep safe
shelter, transitive, to provide cover
shield, to protect, to defend
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
skydda bevara från fara el. skada, försvara; skyla; säkerställa; bevara (även "vara skydd för")
[A skyddar B/x/sig mot C/y; x skyddar mot y]
Engelsk översättning
protect; shelter; defend; cover; secure;
preserve
Exempel
skydda lägenheten mot inbrott---secure the flat against burglary
en skyddad vik---a sheltered bay
Etymology
1. formen
skydda sannol. ombildning av BESKYDDA (efter mönster av sådana ordpar som BEFRÅGA : FRÅGA, BEFINNA : FINNA); formen
skytsa av t. schützen (mht. schützen), sannol. till roten i SKJUTA, v.
1 — Jfr SKUDDA, SKYDDLING, SKYDDSLING, SKYTTA, v.
2 References:
1 2
2. Clipping of beskydda, inherited from Old Swedish beskydda, borrowed from Middle Low German beschudden. Attested since 1640.
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.