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koppla

connect, leash, catch on

Meaning

connect; leash; catch on

In Swedish: ansluta, sätta i förbindelse

Conjugation

Conjugation of koppla (connect)
Infinitive	att koppla	to connect
Present	kopplar	jag kopplar
Past	kopplade	jag kopplade
Supine	kopplat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har kopplat	jag har kopplat
Past perfect	hade kopplat	jag hade kopplat
Future	ska koppla	or: kommer att koppla
Conditional	skulle koppla	jag skulle koppla
Imperative	koppla!	a command
Present participle	kopplande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	kopplad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of koppla
Infinitive	kopplas
Present	kopplas
Past	kopplades
Supine	kopplats

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 kopplar. See the four verb groups explained.

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koppla in a sentence

koppla ett samtal
put a call through
koppla på strömmen
switch on the power
koppla hunden
put the dog on the lead
han kopplar långsamt
he's a little slow at catching on
koppla en hund
put a dog on a leash

Expressions

koppla in polisen
involve the police

Questions

What does koppla mean in English?

koppla means “connect, leash”.

What is the past tense of koppla?

The past tense of koppla is kopplade (“jag kopplade”). The supine is kopplat, used in “jag har kopplat”.

What is the present tense of koppla?

kopplar, the same for every person: jag kopplar, du kopplar, vi kopplar.

Similar words

anknytaanslutaassocierafjättrafatta

Origin

From koppel + -a.

Nearby common words

koppla is number 1,114 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,110bill a share; the cutting blade of a plough
1,111valde chose, elected
1,112ledare leader, editorial
1,113drottning queen
1,115råka meet, chance (happen) to
1,116åk grade, form
1,117hål hole
1,118vann won

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