käfta
Meaning
talk back
In Swedish: säga emot; smågräla
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att käfta | to talk back |
|---|---|---|
| Present | käftar | jag käftar |
| Past | käftade | jag käftade |
| Supine | käftat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har käftat | jag har käftat |
| Past perfect | hade käftat | jag hade käftat |
| Future | ska käfta | or: kommer att käfta |
| Conditional | skulle käfta | jag skulle käfta |
| Imperative | käfta! | a command |
| Present participle | käftande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | käftad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | käftas |
|---|---|
| Present | käftas |
| Past | käftades |
| Supine | käftats |
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 käftar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise käfta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (käfta). Which is the past tense?
käfta in a sentence
- De käftar med varandra hela tiden. Jag tror deras förhållande spricker.They're bickering all the time. I don't think their relationship will last.
- Jag har inte tid att käfta med digI don't have time to argue with you
- Han ska alltid käfta när han drickerHe always starts mouthing off when he drinks
Questions
What does käfta mean in English?
käfta means “talk back”.
What is the past tense of käfta?
The past tense of käfta is käftade (“jag käftade”). The supine is käftat, used in “jag har käftat”.
What is the present tense of käfta?
käftar, the same for every person: jag käftar, du käftar, vi käftar.
Origin
From käft (“jaw, mouth”) + -a.
Nearby common words
käfta is number 7,686 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,681preliminär preliminary
- 7,682landningsbana a landing strip, a runway
- 7,683avled died, passed away (on)
- 7,685jämn level, flat
- 7,687frodas flourish, thrive
- 7,688novell short story
- 7,689packning baggage, luggage
- 7,690plåta photograph, take a picture of
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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