hopa
Meaning
jump; heaping
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att hopa | to jump |
|---|---|---|
| Present | hopar | jag hopar |
| Past | hopade | jag hopade |
| Supine | hopat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har hopat | jag har hopat |
| Past perfect | hade hopat | jag hade hopat |
| Future | ska hopa | or: kommer att hopa |
| Conditional | skulle hopa | jag skulle hopa |
| Imperative | hopa! | a command |
| Present participle | hopande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | hopad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | hopas |
|---|---|
| Present | hopas |
| Past | hopades |
| Supine | hopats |
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 hopar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise hopa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (hopa). Which is the past tense?
hopa in a sentence
- Svarta skyar hopar sig vid horisonten och lovar svår storm.Black clouds gather at the horizon and promise a severe storm.
Questions
What does hopa mean in English?
hopa means “jump, heaping”.
What is the past tense of hopa?
The past tense of hopa is hopade (“jag hopade”). The supine is hopat, used in “jag har hopat”.
What is the present tense of hopa?
hopar, the same for every person: jag hopar, du hopar, vi hopar.
Nearby common words
hopa is number 3,939 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 3,935bättra improve
- 3,936skruva spin, screw
- 3,937syskon siblings, brothers and sisters
- 3,938smörgås an (open-face) sandwich (slice(s) of bread with toppings, usually buttered), sandwiches (as a dish)
- 3,940vicepresident vice president
- 3,941klev climbed, strode
- 3,942id ide; a fish, Leuciscus idus
- 3,943mura build (a wall) of brick
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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

