döpa
Meaning
baptise
In Swedish: förrätta dop (av), ge namn
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att döpa | to baptise |
|---|---|---|
| Present | döper | jag döper |
| Past | döpte | jag döpte |
| Supine | döpt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har döpt | jag har döpt |
| Past perfect | hade döpt | jag hade döpt |
| Future | ska döpa | or: kommer att döpa |
| Conditional | skulle döpa | jag skulle döpa |
| Imperative | döp! | a command |
| Present participle | döpande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | döpt | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | döpas |
|---|---|
| Present | döps |
| Past | döptes |
| Supine | döpts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use döper. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise döpa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (döpa). Which is the past tense?
döpa in a sentence
- fartyget döptes till Drottningholmthe ship was christened the Drottningholm
- När kommer hon att döpas?When will she be baptized?
- Vi tänker döpa honom till BerntWe are going to name him Bernt
- Vi döpte hunden till GunnarWe named the dog Gunnar
- Vad ska jag döpa nätverket till?What should I name the network?
Questions
What does döpa mean in English?
döpa means “baptise”.
What is the past tense of döpa?
The past tense of döpa is döpte (“jag döpte”). The supine is döpt, used in “jag har döpt”.
What is the present tense of döpa?
döper, the same for every person: jag döper, du döper, vi döper.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish dø̄pa, from Old Norse deypa, from Proto-Germanic *daupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-.
Nearby common words
döpa is number 3,483 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 3,479flydd escaped, gone, past (times)
- 3,480bekvämt comfortably
- 3,481laddad charged
- 3,482döttrar daughters, daughters, indefinite plural of dotter
- 3,484dugg drizzle (light rain), thing, bit
- 3,485baksida a backside; a rear, a flip side; a downside; a drawback
- 3,486register register, file
- 3,487vika fold, yield
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