tjafsa
Meaning
fuss, babble
In Swedish: prata onödigt och tröttande, tjata
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att tjafsa | to fuss |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tjafsar | jag tjafsar |
| Past | tjafsade | jag tjafsade |
| Supine | tjafsat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tjafsat | jag har tjafsat |
| Past perfect | hade tjafsat | jag hade tjafsat |
| Future | ska tjafsa | or: kommer att tjafsa |
| Conditional | skulle tjafsa | jag skulle tjafsa |
| Imperative | tjafsa! | a command |
| Present participle | tjafsande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tjafsas |
|---|---|
| Present | tjafsas |
| Past | tjafsades |
| Supine | tjafsats |
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 tjafsar. See the four verb groups explained.
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Questions
What does tjafsa mean in English?
tjafsa means “fuss, babble”.
What is the past tense of tjafsa?
The past tense of tjafsa is tjafsade (“jag tjafsade”). The supine is tjafsat, used in “jag har tjafsat”.
What is the present tense of tjafsa?
tjafsar, the same for every person: jag tjafsar, du tjafsar, vi tjafsar.
Origin
Disputed.
Nearby common words
tjafsa is number 4,812 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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