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springa

run

springa as a verb

Meaning

run

In Swedish: ta sig fram genom att röra benen snabbt, löpa

Conjugation

Conjugation of springa (run)
Infinitive	att springa	to run
Present	springer	jag springer
Past	sprang	jag sprang
Supine	sprungit	used after har / hade
Perfect	har sprungit	jag har sprungit
Past perfect	hade sprungit	jag hade sprungit
Future	ska springa	or: kommer att springa
Conditional	skulle springa	jag skulle springa
Imperative	spring!	a command
Present participle	springande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	sprungen	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of springa
Infinitive	springas
Present	springs
Past	sprangs
Supine	sprungits

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 springer. See the four verb groups explained.

springa as a noun(en springa)

Meaning

narrow opening; chink

In Swedish: långsmal öppning, spricka

Forms

Forms of springa
Singular, indefinite	en springa
Singular, definite	springan
Plural, indefinite	springor
Plural, definite	springorna

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

Practise springa

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

springa in a sentence

hon kom springande
she came running
de sprang omkring i skogen
they ran about in the woods
Jag måste springa nu, men vi syns imorgon.
I have to run now, but I’ll see you tomorrow.
springan mellan dörren och karmen
the gap between the door and the frame
Hennes ögon smalnade till springor
Her eyes narrowed to slits

Expressions

den springande punkten
the vital (crucial) point

Words built with springa

ögonspringa eye aperture (opening)
fönsterspringa window opening

Questions

What does springa mean in English?

springa means “run”.

Is it en springa or ett springa?

It is en springa, and “the narrow opening” is springan.

What is the plural of springa?

The plural of springa is springor, and the definite plural is springorna.

What is the past tense of springa?

The past tense of springa is sprang (“jag sprang”). The supine is sprungit, used in “jag har sprungit”.

What is the present tense of springa?

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

Similar words

lubbakutarännalöpakilarusaspurta

Where the course teaches it

Swedish imperatives and location words
Complete Swedish – Season 2

Origin

From Old Swedish springa, from Old Norse springa, from Proto-Germanic *springaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sprenǵʰ-.

Nearby common words

springa is number 980 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

976orsaka cause
977knappt slightly less than, hardly
978behålla retain, keep
979slutet closed
981försvann disappeared
982hjälte hero
983slippa be let off, avoid
984henry henry (unit of inductance)

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