straffa
Meaning
punish
In Swedish: ge straff, bestraffa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att straffa | to punish |
|---|---|---|
| Present | straffar | jag straffar |
| Past | straffade | jag straffade |
| Supine | straffat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har straffat | jag har straffat |
| Past perfect | hade straffat | jag hade straffat |
| Future | ska straffa | or: kommer att straffa |
| Conditional | skulle straffa | jag skulle straffa |
| Imperative | straffa! | a command |
| Present participle | straffande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | straffad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | straffas |
|---|---|
| Present | straffas |
| Past | straffades |
| Supine | straffats |
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 straffar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise straffa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (straffa). Which is the past tense?
straffa in a sentence
- en tidigare straffad kvinnaa woman with a record
- slarv straffade sig i längdenin time, carelessness brought its own punishment
- Att festa till sent kan straffa sig på jobbet dagen därpå.Partying until late can lead to misery at work the next day.
- Sluta med det där. Det kommer straffa sig.Stop doing that. It will come back to bite you.
Questions
What does straffa mean in English?
straffa means “punish”.
What is the past tense of straffa?
The past tense of straffa is straffade (“jag straffade”). The supine is straffat, used in “jag har straffat”.
What is the present tense of straffa?
straffar, the same for every person: jag straffar, du straffar, vi straffar.
Similar words
bestraffanäpsa
Origin
straff + -a
Nearby common words
straffa is number 2,163 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 2,159mänsklighet humanity
- 2,160koncentrera concentrate
- 2,161yta space, area
- 2,162operera operate
- 2,164experiment experiment
- 2,165bas bass, foreman
- 2,166nämnd committee, board
- 2,167kvinnorna women
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary