skämta

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skemta, from either Proto-Germanic *skammatjaną or Proto-Germanic *skammitōną. Cognate with Faroese skemta, Norwegian Nynorsk skjemta, Icelandic skemmta, and Danish skæmte. Equivalent to skämt (“joke”) +‎ -a.

Verb

skämta (present skämtar, preterite skämtade, supine skämtat, imperative skämta)

  1. to joke, to kid

Conjugation

Conjugation of skämta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive skämta skämtas
Supine skämtat skämtats
Imperative skämta —
Imper. plural1 skämten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative skämtar skämtade skämtas skämtades
Ind. plural1 skämta skämtade skämtas skämtades
Subjunctive2 skämte skämtade skämtes skämtades
Participles
Present participle skämtande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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References

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