flippa
Meaning
to flip, to flip out (go berserk or crazy); to flip (the ball, in soccer); to be successful
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att flippa | to flip |
|---|---|---|
| Present | flippar | jag flippar |
| Past | flippade | jag flippade |
| Supine | flippat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har flippat | jag har flippat |
| Past perfect | hade flippat | jag hade flippat |
| Future | ska flippa | or: kommer att flippa |
| Conditional | skulle flippa | jag skulle flippa |
| Imperative | flippa! | a command |
| Present participle | flippande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | flippad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | flippas |
|---|---|
| Present | flippas |
| Past | flippades |
| Supine | flippats |
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 flippar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise flippa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (flippa). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does flippa mean in English?
flippa means “to flip, to flip out (go berserk or crazy), to flip (the ball, in soccer)”.
What is the past tense of flippa?
The past tense of flippa is flippade (“jag flippade”). The supine is flippat, used in “jag har flippat”.
What is the present tense of flippa?
flippar, the same for every person: jag flippar, du flippar, vi flippar.
Origin
From English flip + -a.
Nearby common words
flippa is number 3,167 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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