frossa
frossa as a verb
Meaning
guzzle; revel
In Swedish: äta omåttligt
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att frossa | to guzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Present | frossar | jag frossar |
| Past | frossade | jag frossade |
| Supine | frossat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har frossat | jag har frossat |
| Past perfect | hade frossat | jag hade frossat |
| Future | ska frossa | or: kommer att frossa |
| Conditional | skulle frossa | jag skulle frossa |
| Imperative | frossa! | a command |
| Present participle | frossande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | frossas |
|---|---|
| Present | frossas |
| Past | frossades |
| Supine | frossats |
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 frossar. See the four verb groups explained.
frossa as a noun(en frossa)
Meaning
shivering
In Swedish: febersjukdom
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en frossa |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | frossan |
| Plural, indefinite | frossor |
| Plural, definite | frossorna |
frossa is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor frossa, den stora frossan. Check another noun
Practise frossa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (frossa). Which is the past tense?
frossa in a sentence
- frossa i deckarewallow in detective stories
- De frossade på stekt gåsThey gorged on roast goose
- Filmen frossar i 50-talsestetikThe movie revels in 50s aesthetics
- börsfrossastock market downturn
- räkfrossashrimp gorge fest
Words built with frossa
- frossbrytning fit of shivering (ague)
Questions
What does frossa mean in English?
frossa means “guzzle, revel”.
Is it en frossa or ett frossa?
It is en frossa, and “the shivering” is frossan.
What is the plural of frossa?
The plural of frossa is frossor, and the definite plural is frossorna.
What is the past tense of frossa?
The past tense of frossa is frossade (“jag frossade”). The supine is frossat, used in “jag har frossat”.
What is the present tense of frossa?
frossar, the same for every person: jag frossar, du frossar, vi frossar.
Origin
From the verb frysa.
Nearby common words
frossa is number 8,890 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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