Infinitive
skriva
Passive Infinitive
Alternative Infinitive
| Past Participle | skriven |
| Present Participle | skrivande |
Simple Forms
| Present | skriv |
| Past | skreiv |
| Imperative | skriv |
The verb form is the same for all persons, singular and plural.
Compound Forms
| Present Perfect | har skriven |
| Past Perfect | hadde skriven |
| Future | vil skriva |
| Future Perfect | vil ha skriven |
| Conditional | ville skriva |
| Conditional Perfect | ville ha skriven |
The verb form is the same for all persons, singular and plural.
Translations
Etymology
From Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”). Compare Danish skrive, Swedish skriva, Icelandic skrifa, West Frisian skriuwe, English shrive, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, German schreiben. See: Proto-Germanic '
*skrībaną', Latin '
scrībō', Danish '
skrive', Swedish '
skriva', Icelandic '
skrifa', English '
shrive', Low Saxon 'schrieven', Dutch '
schrijven', German, old spelling '
schreiben'.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Eg skal skriva ei bok. (I will write a book.)