slappa
Meaning
relax; take it easy
In Swedish: slöa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att slappa | to relax |
|---|---|---|
| Present | slappar | jag slappar |
| Past | slappade | jag slappade |
| Supine | slappat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har slappat | jag har slappat |
| Past perfect | hade slappat | jag hade slappat |
| Future | ska slappa | or: kommer att slappa |
| Conditional | skulle slappa | jag skulle slappa |
| Imperative | slappa! | a command |
| Present participle | slappande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | slappas |
|---|---|
| Present | slappas |
| Past | slappades |
| Supine | slappats |
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 slappar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise slappa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (slappa). Which is the past tense?
slappa in a sentence
- jag har gått och slappat hela semesternI took things easy throughout the holiday
Questions
What does slappa mean in English?
slappa means “relax, take it easy”.
What is the past tense of slappa?
The past tense of slappa is slappade (“jag slappade”). The supine is slappat, used in “jag har slappat”.
What is the present tense of slappa?
slappar, the same for every person: jag slappar, du slappar, vi slappar.
Similar words
lata sigslöa
Origin
slapp + -a
Nearby common words
slappa is number 7,645 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 7,650ränna run about, run back and forth, gad about
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