skaka om
Swedish
Alternative forms
- omskaka (usually in the passive)
Etymology
skaka (“shake”) + om (“about”)
Verb
skaka om (present skakar om, preterite skakade om, supine skakat om, imperative skaka om)
- to shake up, to shake (often in order to mix)
- Skaka om sprayburken före användning
- Shake up the spray can before use
- Sprayburken omskakas före användning
- The spray can is shaken up before use
- (figuratively) to shake (something/things) up
- skaka om gamla föreställningar
- shake up old beliefs
Conjugation
Conjugation of skaka om (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | skaka om | skakas om | ||
| Supine | skakat om | skakats om | ||
| Imperative | skaka om | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | skaken om | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | skakar om | skakade om | skakas om | skakades om |
| Ind. plural1 | skaka om | skakade om | skakas om | skakades om |
| Subjunctive2 | skake om | skakade om | skakes om | skakades om |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | omskakande | |||
| Past participle | omskakad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- omskakad
- omskakande
References
- skaka%20om in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skaka%20om in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)