trampa
trampa as a verb
Meaning
tread; step (on)
In Swedish: sätta ner foten, stiga; använda fötterna (för att manövrera något)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att trampa | to tread |
|---|---|---|
| Present | trampar | jag trampar |
| Past | trampade | jag trampade |
| Supine | trampat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har trampat | jag har trampat |
| Past perfect | hade trampat | jag hade trampat |
| Future | ska trampa | or: kommer att trampa |
| Conditional | skulle trampa | jag skulle trampa |
| Imperative | trampa! | a command |
| Present participle | trampande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | trampad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | trampas |
|---|---|
| Present | trampas |
| Past | trampades |
| Supine | trampats |
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 trampar. See the four verb groups explained.
trampa as a noun(en trampa)
Meaning
pedal
In Swedish: pedal
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en trampa |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | trampan |
| Plural, indefinite | trampor |
| Plural, definite | tramporna |
trampa is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor trampa, den stora trampan. Check another noun
Practise trampa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (trampa). Which is the past tense?
trampa in a sentence
- trampa på bromsenstep on the brakes
Expressions
- trampa någon på tårnastep on sby's toes
Questions
What does trampa mean in English?
trampa means “tread, step (on)”.
Is it en trampa or ett trampa?
It is en trampa, and “the pedal” is trampan.
What is the plural of trampa?
The plural of trampa is trampor, and the definite plural is tramporna.
What is the past tense of trampa?
The past tense of trampa is trampade (“jag trampade”). The supine is trampat, used in “jag har trampat”.
What is the present tense of trampa?
trampar, the same for every person: jag trampar, du trampar, vi trampar.
Origin
From Old Swedish trampa, from Old Norse trampa, from Proto-Germanic *trampaną, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *drem- (“to run”).
Nearby common words
trampa is number 3,363 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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