What is the past tense of eka in Swedish?

The past tense (preteritum) of eka is ekade, the same for every person: jag ekade, du ekade, vi ekade. Example from our stories: “Vi ropade Sofias namn hela tiden, men vi hörde bara våra egna röster som ekade mellan träden.”

What is the supine of eka?

ekat. The supine is used with har and hade to form the perfect: jag har ekat, jag hade ekat.

Is eka a regular verb?

Yes. eka follows group 1 (-ar, -ade): ekar, ekade, ekat.

eka Conjugation: Swedish Verb “echo”

Form	Swedish	English pattern
Infinitive	att eka	to …
Present	ekar	I …, he …s
Past (preteritum)	ekade	I …ed
Supine (perfect)	har ekat	have …ed
Past perfect	hade ekat	had …ed
Future	ska eka / kommer att eka	will …
Imperative	eka!	… !
Present participle	ekande	…ing

Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag ekar, du ekar, hon ekar, vi ekar, de ekar. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.

How eka conjugates

Group 1 is the largest and most regular group. The infinitive ends in -a, the present adds -r, the past adds -de and the supine adds -t: tala → talar, talade, talat. New verbs that enter Swedish (googla, chatta) almost always join this group. So eka → ekar, ekade, ekat.

Meanings and examples

Patterns: ngn = någon (someone) · ngt = något (something) · SATS = a clause · VERB = a verb · PLATS = a place · RIKTNING = a direction · TID = a time · SÄTT = a manner · ADJ = an adjective

eka in real stories

Sentences from the Smisli reading library where this verb appears:

Hon hör hundens skall eka i natten.Flykten från ishotellet, episode 4
Vi ropade Sofias namn hela tiden, men vi hörde bara våra egna röster som ekade mellan träden.Norrsken, episode 2

eka conjugation