småspringa
Meaning
to half-run (run fairly slowly with short steps)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att småspringa | to half-run |
|---|---|---|
| Present | småspringer | jag småspringer |
| Past | småsprang | jag småsprang |
| Supine | småsprungit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har småsprungit | jag har småsprungit |
| Past perfect | hade småsprungit | jag hade småsprungit |
| Future | ska småspringa | or: kommer att småspringa |
| Conditional | skulle småspringa | jag skulle småspringa |
| Imperative | småspring! | a command |
| Present participle | småspringande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | småspringas |
|---|---|
| Present | småsprings |
| Past | småsprangs |
| Supine | småsprungits |
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 småspringer. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise småspringa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (småspringa). Which is the past tense?
småspringa in a sentence
- Vi fick småspringa för att hinna fram till perrongenWe had to half-run to get to the platform in time
Questions
What does småspringa mean in English?
småspringa means “to half-run (run fairly slowly with short steps)”.
What is the past tense of småspringa?
The past tense of småspringa is småsprang (“jag småsprang”). The supine is småsprungit, used in “jag har småsprungit”.
What is the present tense of småspringa?
småspringer, the same for every person: jag småspringer, du småspringer, vi småspringer.
Origin
små- + springa (“run”)
Nearby common words
småspringa is number 2,169 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 2,170trick trick
- 2,171förbannelse curse, plague
- 2,172amen amen
- 2,173behandling treatment, discussion
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