Swedish noun · verb· top 5,000 most common

en pipa

pipe, whistle

pipa as a noun(en pipa)

Meaning

pipe; whistle

In Swedish: rör (med behållare för tobak) som används vid rökning

Forms

Forms of pipa
Singular, indefinite	en pipa
Singular, definite	pipan
Plural, indefinite	pipor
Plural, definite	piporna

pipa is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor pipa, den stora pipan. Check another noun

pipa as a verb

Meaning

whine; whistle

In Swedish: ge ifrån sig svagt ljud i högt tonläge

Conjugation

Conjugation of pipa (whine)
Infinitive	att pipa	to whine
Present	piper	jag piper
Past	pep	jag pep
Supine	pipit	used after har / hade
Perfect	har pipit	jag har pipit
Past perfect	hade pipit	jag hade pipit
Future	ska pipa	or: kommer att pipa
Conditional	skulle pipa	jag skulle pipa
Imperative	pip!	a command
Present participle	pipande	-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of pipa
Infinitive	pipas
Present	pips
Past	peps
Supine	pipits

Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use piper. See the four verb groups explained.

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pipa in a sentence

röka pipa
smoke a pipe ["smoke pipe" – idiomatic, see röka]
hälla krut i pipan
pour gunpowder into the barrel
stirra in i en gevärspipa
stare down the barrel of a gun
Råttfångaren från Hameln spelar pipa
The Pied Piper [the rat catcher] of Hamelin plays the pipe
dansa efter någons pipa
dance to someone's tune
säckpipa
bagpipe
Domaren blåste i (vissel)pipan
The referee blew his whistle
Hon har en bra pipa
She's got good pipes
vinden piper i skorstenen
the wind whines in the chimney
Möss, fågelungar och datorer piper
Mice squeak, baby birds peep, and computers beep

Words built with pipa

rökpipa tobacco pipe
piptobak pipe tobacco
visselpipa whistle
säckpipa bagpipes

Questions

What does pipa mean in English?

pipa means “pipe, whistle”.

Is it en pipa or ett pipa?

It is en pipa, and “the pipe” is pipan.

What is the plural of pipa?

The plural of pipa is pipor, and the definite plural is piporna.

What is the past tense of pipa?

The past tense of pipa is pep (“jag pep”). The supine is pipit, used in “jag har pipit”.

What is the present tense of pipa?

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

Origin

From Old Norse pípa.

Nearby common words

pipa is number 2,185 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,181ringled A ring road (UK), beltway (US); a road or highway designed to lead traffic around a town, city, or other conurbation.
2,182fylld full, filled
2,183otrogen unfaithful
2,184förhindra prevent
2,187lufta air
2,188vänja accustom
2,189lös loose
2,190glass ice cream

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