tipsa
Meaning
tip [off]
In Swedish: ge (förtrolig) upplysning
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att tipsa | to tip [off] |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tipsar | jag tipsar |
| Past | tipsade | jag tipsade |
| Supine | tipsat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tipsat | jag har tipsat |
| Past perfect | hade tipsat | jag hade tipsat |
| Future | ska tipsa | or: kommer att tipsa |
| Conditional | skulle tipsa | jag skulle tipsa |
| Imperative | tipsa! | a command |
| Present participle | tipsande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | tipsad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tipsas |
|---|---|
| Present | tipsas |
| Past | tipsades |
| Supine | tipsats |
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 tipsar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise tipsa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (tipsa). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does tipsa mean in English?
tipsa means “tip [off]”.
What is the past tense of tipsa?
The past tense of tipsa is tipsade (“jag tipsade”). The supine is tipsat, used in “jag har tipsat”.
What is the present tense of tipsa?
tipsar, the same for every person: jag tipsar, du tipsar, vi tipsar.
Origin
tips + -a.
Nearby common words
tipsa is number 4,636 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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