skriva på

Swedish

Verb

skriva (present skriver på, preterite skrev på, supine skrivit på, imperative skriv på)

  1. to sign
    1. to make (a document) official by writing one's signature
      Synonyms: signera, underteckna
      • 2009 March 5, TT News Agency, “Henrik Larsson skrev på kontraktet [Henrik Larsson signed the contract]”, in Sveriges Television[1], archived from the original on 24 September 2025:
        Henrik Larsson skrev på kontraktet.
        Henrik Larsson signed the contract.
    2. to finalize a contractual agreement to work for a given sports team, record label, etc.
      Synonym: (colloquial) sajna
      • 2020 December 21, TT News Agency, “Alex Morgan lämnar Tottenham [Alex Morgan is leaving Tottenham]”, in Sveriges Television[2], archived from the original on 24 September 2025:
        Hon skrev på för Tottenham i september.
        She signed for Tottenham in September.

Conjugation

Conjugation of skriva (class 1 strong)
active passive
infinitive skriva skrivas
supine skrivit skrivits
imperative skriv
imper. plural1 skriven
present past present past
indicative skriver skrev skrivs , skrives skrevs
ind. plural1 skriva skrevo skrivas skrevos
subjunctive2 skrive skreve skrives skreves
present participle påskrivande
past participle påskriven

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

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