sopa
sopa as a verb
Meaning
sweep
In Swedish: göra ren(golv etc.) med en borste el. kvast
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att sopa | to sweep |
|---|---|---|
| Present | sopar | jag sopar |
| Past | sopade | jag sopade |
| Supine | sopat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har sopat | jag har sopat |
| Past perfect | hade sopat | jag hade sopat |
| Future | ska sopa | or: kommer att sopa |
| Conditional | skulle sopa | jag skulle sopa |
| Imperative | sopa! | a command |
| Present participle | sopande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | sopad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | sopas |
|---|---|
| Present | sopas |
| Past | sopades |
| Supine | sopats |
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 sopar. See the four verb groups explained.
sopa as a noun(en sopa)
Meaning
a container for garbage (similar to how "the trash/garbage" can refer to the container in English); an unskilled person
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en sopa |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | sopan |
| Plural, indefinite | sopor |
| Plural, definite | soporna |
sopa is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor sopa, den stora sopan. Check another noun
Practise sopa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (sopa). Which is the past tense?
sopa in a sentence
- sopa undan alla invändningarbrush every objection aside
- sopa golvetsweep the floor
- Släng den i soporna!Throw it in the trash/garbage / (UK) the bin!
Expressions
- sopa något under mattansweep sth. under the carpet
Questions
What does sopa mean in English?
sopa means “sweep”.
Is it en sopa or ett sopa?
It is en sopa, and “the a container for garbage” is sopan.
What is the plural of sopa?
The plural of sopa is sopor, and the definite plural is soporna.
What is the past tense of sopa?
The past tense of sopa is sopade (“jag sopade”). The supine is sopat, used in “jag har sopat”.
What is the present tense of sopa?
sopar, the same for every person: jag sopar, du sopar, vi sopar.
Nearby common words
sopa is number 2,958 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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