ska
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Origin uncertain. Probably imitative of the crisp guitar sound[1]; other suggestions include a contraction of American slang skavoovie, or of speed polka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ska (uncountable)
- A style of Jamaican dance music combining elements of Caribbean calypso and mento with American jazz and rhythm and blues.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “ska”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
ska m (plural skas)
Swedish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ska c
- ska; a style of dance music
Etymology 2[edit]
Apocopic form of skall, present tense of skola, from skulu, from Proto-Germanic *skulaną.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ska
- will; denotes a promise or strong intent to perform a action in the future
- Jag ska göra det i morgon
- I'll do that tomorrow
- Jag ska göra det i morgon
- shall, have to; be required to
- Nej, du ska göra det idag
- No, you shall do it today
- Nej, du ska göra det idag
- to be said to
- Han ska ha uppträtt hotfullt.
- He is said to have behaved threateningly.
- Han ska ha uppträtt hotfullt.
Usage notes[edit]
- Infinitive and supine are rarely (if ever) used, and may be considered archaic. Skall is an older or more formal spelling for the present tense.
- kommer att may also be used to denote a future action, but while it denotes something inevitable (something absolutely certain); ska refers to something which is required, intended, or a promise. Compare also bör, which is a (very) strong recommendation, but not without possibility to wiggle out of; and måste (must) which is used when there is a compelling need to do something:
- Solen kommer att gå upp i morgon bitti
- The Sun will rise tomorrow morning.
- Jag kommer att städa i morgon.
- I will clean up tomorrow (There's no doubt about that)
- Jag ska städa i morgon.
- I will (I promise to/I have been forced to promise to) clean up tomorrow.
- Jag måste städa i morgon.
- I have to clean up tomorrow [since there are guests coming]
- Jag bör städa i morgon.
- I should clean up tomorrow (It would be good if I did some cleaning up tomorrow)
- Solen kommer att gå upp i morgon bitti
Conjugation[edit]
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