löpa
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish lø̄pa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *klewb- (“to spring, stumble”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]löpa (present löper, preterite löpte, supine löpt, imperative löp)
- to run along, stretch
- Berlinmuren löpte längs gränsen mellan Öst- och Västberlin.
- The Berlin wall stretched along the border between East and West Berlin.
- to run, to move quickly forward, for a long distance
- to run free, run off; manage not to be caught
- Vi var tvungna att koncentrera oss på att hålla i den ena tjuven, så den andra löpte.
- We had to concentrate on keeping on to the first thief, so the other one ran off.
- to be in heat; to be prepared for copulation (often about a female dog)
Usage notes
[edit]- Traces of the archaic strong conjugation can be seen in adjectives like tilländalupen.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of löpa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | löpa | löpas | ||
Supine | löpt | löpts | ||
Imperative | löp | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | löpen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | löper | löpte | löps, löpes | löptes |
Ind. plural1 | löpa | löpte | löpas | löptes |
Subjunctive2 | löpe | löpte | löpes | löptes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | löpande | |||
Past participle | löpt | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Conjugation of löpa (class 7 strong, archaic)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | löpa | löpas | ||
Supine | lupit | lupits | ||
Imperative | löp | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | löpen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | löper | lopp | löps, löpes | lopps |
Ind. plural1 | löpa | loppo | löpas | loppos |
Subjunctive2 | löpe | loppe | löpes | loppes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | löpande | |||
Past participle | lupen | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Elfdalian: löpa
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