impa
Meaning
to impress
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att impa | to impress |
|---|---|---|
| Present | impar | jag impar |
| Past | impade | jag impade |
| Supine | impat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har impat | jag har impat |
| Past perfect | hade impat | jag hade impat |
| Future | ska impa | or: kommer att impa |
| Conditional | skulle impa | jag skulle impa |
| Imperative | impa! | a command |
| Present participle | impande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | impad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | impas |
|---|---|
| Present | impas |
| Past | impades |
| Supine | impats |
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 impar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise impa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (impa). Which is the past tense?
impa in a sentence
- att impa på någonto impress someone
- Han försökte impa på tjejerna genom att cykla på bakhjuletHe tried to impress the girls by riding on the back wheel
- Jag är impadI'm impressed
Questions
What does impa mean in English?
impa means “to impress”.
What is the past tense of impa?
The past tense of impa is impade (“jag impade”). The supine is impat, used in “jag har impat”.
What is the present tense of impa?
impar, the same for every person: jag impar, du impar, vi impar.
Origin
Clipping of imponera.
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