en apa
apa as a noun(en apa)
Meaning
ape; monkey
In Swedish: ett människoliknande däggdjur
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en apa |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | apan |
| Plural, indefinite | apor |
| Plural, definite | aporna |
apa is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor apa, den stora apan. Check another noun
apa as a verb
Meaning
To (attempt to) imitate without a sense of originality, usually with the particle efter; to ape, to monkey.; To behave in a whimsical or foolish manner; to clown around.
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att apa | to |
|---|---|---|
| Present | apar | jag apar |
| Past | apade | jag apade |
| Supine | apat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har apat | jag har apat |
| Past perfect | hade apat | jag hade apat |
| Future | ska apa | or: kommer att apa |
| Conditional | skulle apa | jag skulle apa |
| Imperative | apa! | a command |
| Present participle | apande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | apas |
|---|---|
| Present | apas |
| Past | apades |
| Supine | apats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use apar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise apa
1 / 2Is it en apa or ett apa?
apa in a sentence
- De visade en dokumentär om apor på teveThey showed a documentary about monkeys on TV
- Det luktar apa här inne.It smells terrible in here.
- De apade bara efter det jag hade skrivit.They just aped what I had written.
- Hon apade sig inför hela klassen.She monkeyed around in front of the whole class.
Questions
What does apa mean in English?
apa means “ape, monkey”.
Is it en apa or ett apa?
It is en apa, and “the ape” is apan.
What is the plural of apa?
The plural of apa is apor, and the definite plural is aporna.
What is the past tense of apa?
The past tense of apa is apade (“jag apade”). The supine is apat, used in “jag har apat”.
What is the present tense of apa?
apar, the same for every person: jag apar, du apar, vi apar.
Origin
From Old Swedish apa, from Old Norse api, from Proto-Germanic *apô (“monkey, ape”), from Proto-Indo-European *abō- (“ape”).
Nearby common words
apa is number 1,581 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary