krympa
Meaning
shrink
In Swedish: minska, dra ihop sig
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att krympa | to shrink |
|---|---|---|
| Present | krymper | jag krymper |
| Past | krympte | jag krympte |
| Supine | krympt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har krympt | jag har krympt |
| Past perfect | hade krympt | jag hade krympt |
| Future | ska krympa | or: kommer att krympa |
| Conditional | skulle krympa | jag skulle krympa |
| Imperative | krymp! | a command |
| Present participle | krympande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | krympt | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | krympas |
|---|---|
| Present | krymps |
| Past | krymptes |
| Supine | krympts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use krymper. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise krympa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (krympa). Which is the past tense?
krympa in a sentence
- tröjan krympte i tvättenthe sweater shrunk in the wash
- Älskling, jag krympte barnenHoney, I Shrunk the Kids (movie title, 1989)
Questions
What does krympa mean in English?
krympa means “shrink”.
What is the past tense of krympa?
The past tense of krympa is krympte (“jag krympte”). The supine is krympt, used in “jag har krympt”.
What is the present tense of krympa?
krymper, the same for every person: jag krymper, du krymper, vi krymper.
Similar words
dra ihop sig
Origin
From Old Swedish krympa, from Old Norse krimpa (Compare Old West Norse kreppa), from Proto-Germanic *krimpaną.
Nearby common words
krympa is number 5,445 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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