Swedish verb· top 5,000 most common

löpa

run, race, extend, carry/løːpa/

Meaning

run; race; extend; carry; bear; be on (in) heat

In Swedish: delta i löpning; springa fort

Conjugation

Conjugation of löpa (run)
Infinitive	att löpa	to run
Present	löper	jag löper
Past	löpte	jag löpte
Supine	löpt	used after har / hade
Perfect	har löpt	jag har löpt
Past perfect	hade löpt	jag hade löpt
Future	ska löpa	or: kommer att löpa
Conditional	skulle löpa	jag skulle löpa
Imperative	löp!	a command
Present participle	löpande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	löpt	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of löpa
Infinitive	löpas
Present	löps
Past	löptes
Supine	löpts

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 löper. See the four verb groups explained.

Practise löpa

1 / 2

Yesterday I … (löpa). Which is the past tense?

löpa in a sentence

löpa hundra meter
run one hundred metres
muren löper runt hela staden
the wall extends around the entire city
lånet löper på 5 år
the loan carries (bears) interest for 5 years
hunden löper
the dog is on (in) heat
Berlinmuren löpte längs gränsen mellan Öst- och Västberlin.
The Berlin wall stretched along the border between East and West Berlin.
Vi var tvungna att koncentrera oss på att hålla i den ena tjuven, så den andra löpte.
We had to concentrate on keeping on to the first thief, so the other one ran off.

Expressions

låta någon löpa
let sby go
löpa risk ("utsätta sig för risk") att skadas
run a risk ("expose oneself to a risk") of injury
löpande ärenden
the wall extends around the entire city

Questions

What does löpa mean in English?

löpa means “run, race”.

What is the past tense of löpa?

The past tense of löpa is löpte (“jag löpte”). The supine is löpt, used in “jag har löpt”.

What is the present tense of löpa?

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

Similar words

parningsbenägenspringakuta

Origin

From Old Swedish lø̄pa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *klewb- (“to spring, stumble”).

Nearby common words

löpa is number 3,901 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,897återställa restore
3,898hamburgare hamburger
3,899trilla tumble
3,900slapp was excused from, escaped
3,902chips chip, potato crisps, (potato chips (US))
3,903smör butter
3,904strålning radiation
3,905madam synonym of fru, an old woman (generally)

Start today, free

Learn löpa in real Swedish, free

Words stick when you hear them used. Complete Swedish Season 1 is 49 short video lessons with a synced transcript, free on the site with no account. A free account saves words like löpa to your library and quizzes you on them, plus 7 days of the AI tutor and speaking practice when you confirm your email.

Season 1 free in full: 49 lessons
Synced transcript with English translations
7-day free trial of the AI tutor and speaking practice
Members get the latest season and every new course

Watch lesson 1 free Create a free account

Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary