en trappa
trappa as a noun(en trappa)
Meaning
stairs
In Swedish: förbindelse med stegvisa avsatser mellan våningar
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en trappa |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | trappan |
| Plural, indefinite | trappor |
| Plural, definite | trapporna |
trappa is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor trappa, den stora trappan. Check another noun
trappa as a verb
Meaning
See trappa av, trappa upp and trappa ner.
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att trappa | to See trappa av |
|---|---|---|
| Present | trappar | jag trappar |
| Past | trappade | jag trappade |
| Supine | trappat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har trappat | jag har trappat |
| Past perfect | hade trappat | jag hade trappat |
| Future | ska trappa | or: kommer att trappa |
| Conditional | skulle trappa | jag skulle trappa |
| Imperative | trappa! | a command |
| Present participle | trappande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | trappas |
|---|---|
| Present | trappas |
| Past | trappades |
| Supine | trappats |
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 trappar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise trappa
1 / 2Is it en trappa or ett trappa?
trappa in a sentence
- Hon gick upp/ner för trappanShe walked up/down the stairs
- Trappan har tjugo trappstegThe staircase has twenty steps
Expressions
- en trappa uppon the first floor
Words built with trappa
- rulltrappa escalator
- trappräcke banister
- trappsteg step
Questions
What does trappa mean in English?
trappa means “stairs”.
Is it en trappa or ett trappa?
It is en trappa, and “the stairs” is trappan.
What is the plural of trappa?
The plural of trappa is trappor, and the definite plural is trapporna.
What is the past tense of trappa?
The past tense of trappa is trappade (“jag trappade”). The supine is trappat, used in “jag har trappat”.
What is the present tense of trappa?
trappar, the same for every person: jag trappar, du trappar, vi trappar.
Origin
From Old Swedish trapa, trappa, borrowed from Middle Low German trappe, from Old Saxon *trappa, from Proto-West Germanic *trappā.
Nearby common words
trappa is number 1,463 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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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