skruva

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

skruva (present tense skruvar, past tense skruva, past participle skruva, passive infinitive skruvast, present participle skruvande, imperative skruva/skruv)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of skru

Swedish

Etymology

skruv +‎ -a

Pronunciation

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Verb

skruva (present skruvar, preterite skruvade, supine skruvat, imperative skruva)

1. to screw; to fasten (or unfasten) a screw
2. to rotate something along its length axis
3. (ball games) to give spin to the ball
4. (in "skruva på sig") to twist and turn; to display discomfort; to squirm (like squirm, but not necessarily as intense)

   Han skruvade lite obekvämt på sig i stolen

   He shifted a bit uncomfortably in his chair

Conjugation

Conjugation of skruva (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	skruva		skruvas
Supine	skruvat		skruvats
Imperative	skruva		—
Imper. plural1	skruven		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	skruvar	skruvade	skruvas	skruvades
Ind. plural1	skruva	skruvade	skruvas	skruvades
Subjunctive2	skruve	skruvade	skruves	skruvades
	Participles
Present participle	skruvande
Past participle	skruvad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• skruvning

References

• skruva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skruva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skruva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• kurvas