svansa
Meaning
to run around and wag one's tail (in an ingratiating manner); to fawn, to cringe, to kowtow
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att svansa | to run around and wag one's tail |
|---|---|---|
| Present | svansar | jag svansar |
| Past | svansade | jag svansade |
| Supine | svansat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har svansat | jag har svansat |
| Past perfect | hade svansat | jag hade svansat |
| Future | ska svansa | or: kommer att svansa |
| Conditional | skulle svansa | jag skulle svansa |
| Imperative | svansa! | a command |
| Present participle | svansande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | svansas |
|---|---|
| Present | svansas |
| Past | svansades |
| Supine | svansats |
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 svansar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise svansa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (svansa). Which is the past tense?
svansa in a sentence
- svansa för chefenkowtow to the boss
Questions
What does svansa mean in English?
svansa means “to run around and wag one's tail (in an ingratiating manner), to fawn, to cringe, to kowtow”.
What is the past tense of svansa?
The past tense of svansa is svansade (“jag svansade”). The supine is svansat, used in “jag har svansat”.
What is the present tense of svansa?
svansar, the same for every person: jag svansar, du svansar, vi svansar.
Origin
svans (“tail”) + -a
Nearby common words
svansa is number 7,804 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,799örfil box on the ears, thick ear
- 7,801försiktighetsåtgärd a precaution (precautionary measure)
- 7,802snål mean, tight-fisted
- 7,803överordna superordinate (to make something greater in rank or position)
- 7,805departement ministry, department (US)
- 7,806förspel prelude, foreplay
- 7,807klave tails
- 7,808musikalisk musical
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary