skifta

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word skifta. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word skifta, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say skifta in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word skifta you have here. The definition of the word skifta will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofskifta, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Faroese

Pronunciation

Verb

skifta (third person singular past indicative skifti, third person plural past indicative skift, supine skift)

  1. to change, to exchange
    skifta klæðir - to change clothes
    skifta kjøt um fyri epli - to exchange meat for potatoes
    skifta orð - exchange words
    skifta sinnalag - change one's mind
  2. to divide, to apportion, to distribute
    skifta grind - to divide up the yield of a pilot whale killing
    skifta búgv - to administer an estate

Conjugation

Conjugation of skifta (group v-9st)
infinitive skifta
supine skift
present past
first singular skifti skifti
second singular skiftir skifti
third singular skiftir skifti
plural skifta skiftu
participle (a5)1 skiftandi skiftur
imperative
singular skift!
plural skiftið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Derived terms

See also

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

skifta n

  1. definite plural of skift
  2. definite plural of skifte

Verb

skifta

  1. inflection of skifte:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

skifta n

  1. definite plural of skift

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

skifta (present tense skifter or skiftar, past tense skifte or skifta, past participle skift or skifta, passive infinitive skiftast, present participle skiftande, imperative skift)

  1. alternative form of skifte

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skiftijaną.

Verb

skifta

  1. to divide
  2. to order

Inflection

Conjugation of skifta (weak class 1)
infinitive skifta
indicative present past
1st person singular skifte skifte
2nd person singular skiftest, skiftst skiftest
3rd person singular skifteth, skiftth skifte
plural skiftath skiften
subjunctive present past
singular skifte skifte
plural skifte, skiften skifte, skiften
imperative present
singular skifte
plural skiftath
participle present past
skiftande eskifted, skifted

Descendants

  • West Frisian: skifte, skiftsje

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skipta.

Verb

skifta (present skiftar, preterite skiftade, supine skiftat, imperative skifta)

  1. to shift ((continuously) change)
    Hennes humör skiftade med vädret
    Her mood shifted with the weather
    en bild på en nebulosa i skiftande färger
    a picture of a nebula in shifting colors
  2. to change
    Kameleonter kan skifta färg
    Chameleons can change color
    skifta tempo under loppet
    change the pace during the race
    Restaurangen har skiftat ägare många gånger
    The restaurant has changed hands many times
  3. (with ut (“out”)) to replace, to switch out
    Synonym: byta ut
  4. (often in the present participle "skiftande") to vary
    Synonym: variera
    En del sjukhus har infört det nya systemet, med skiftande resultat
    Some hospitals have adopted the new system, with varying results
    Vädret har skiftat mycket den här sommaren
    The weather has varied a lot this summer (Could also be interpreted as "changed," with no difference in meaning)
  5. (computing) to shift
  6. (especially law) to divide, to distribute
    Synonym: fördela

Usage notes

For changing gears, see växla.

Conjugation

Conjugation of skifta (weak)
active passive
infinitive skifta skiftas
supine skiftat skiftats
imperative skifta —
imper. plural1 skiften —
present past present past
indicative skiftar skiftade skiftas skiftades
ind. plural1 skifta skiftade skiftas skiftades
subjunctive2 skifte skiftade skiftes skiftades
present participle skiftande
past participle skiftad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia