stapla
Meaning
stack; pile
In Swedish: lägga i en hög ovanpå vartannat, trava
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att stapla | to stack |
|---|---|---|
| Present | staplar | jag staplar |
| Past | staplade | jag staplade |
| Supine | staplat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har staplat | jag har staplat |
| Past perfect | hade staplat | jag hade staplat |
| Future | ska stapla | or: kommer att stapla |
| Conditional | skulle stapla | jag skulle stapla |
| Imperative | stapla! | a command |
| Present participle | staplande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | staplad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | staplas |
|---|---|
| Present | staplas |
| Past | staplades |
| Supine | staplats |
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 staplar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise stapla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (stapla). Which is the past tense?
stapla in a sentence
- stapla vedstack wood
Questions
What does stapla mean in English?
stapla means “stack, pile”.
What is the past tense of stapla?
The past tense of stapla is staplade (“jag staplade”). The supine is staplat, used in “jag har staplat”.
What is the present tense of stapla?
staplar, the same for every person: jag staplar, du staplar, vi staplar.
Similar words
trava
Origin
stapel + -a
Nearby common words
stapla is number 8,586 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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