greppa
Meaning
grasp; grab hold of
In Swedish: ta ett grepp om
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att greppa | to grasp |
|---|---|---|
| Present | greppar | jag greppar |
| Past | greppade | jag greppade |
| Supine | greppat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har greppat | jag har greppat |
| Past perfect | hade greppat | jag hade greppat |
| Future | ska greppa | or: kommer att greppa |
| Conditional | skulle greppa | jag skulle greppa |
| Imperative | greppa! | a command |
| Present participle | greppande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | greppad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | greppas |
|---|---|
| Present | greppas |
| Past | greppades |
| Supine | greppats |
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 greppar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise greppa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (greppa). Which is the past tense?
greppa in a sentence
- när han föll greppade han efter min armas he fell he tried to grab my arm
- Jag greppar inte det härI don't grasp this
- Det är dags att greppa tag i det härIt's time to start dealing with this ("grab hold of this")
Questions
What does greppa mean in English?
greppa means “grasp, grab hold of”.
What is the past tense of greppa?
The past tense of greppa is greppade (“jag greppade”). The supine is greppat, used in “jag har greppat”.
What is the present tense of greppa?
greppar, the same for every person: jag greppar, du greppar, vi greppar.
Similar words
Origin
From grepp + -a.
Nearby common words
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary