jabba
Meaning
to jab
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att jabba | to jab |
|---|---|---|
| Present | jabbar | jag jabbar |
| Past | jabbade | jag jabbade |
| Supine | jabbat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har jabbat | jag har jabbat |
| Past perfect | hade jabbat | jag hade jabbat |
| Future | ska jabba | or: kommer att jabba |
| Conditional | skulle jabba | jag skulle jabba |
| Imperative | jabba! | a command |
| Present participle | jabbande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | jabbas |
|---|---|
| Present | jabbas |
| Past | jabbades |
| Supine | jabbats |
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 jabbar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise jabba
1 / 2Yesterday I … (jabba). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does jabba mean in English?
jabba means “to jab”.
What is the past tense of jabba?
The past tense of jabba is jabbade (“jag jabbade”). The supine is jabbat, used in “jag har jabbat”.
What is the present tense of jabba?
jabbar, the same for every person: jag jabbar, du jabbar, vi jabbar.
Origin
From jabb + -a.
Nearby common words
jabba is number 8,810 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 8,813spreja alternative form of spraya (“spray”)
- 8,814spänner yoke
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