Swedish noun · verb

en trasa

rag

trasa as a noun(en trasa)

Meaning

rag

In Swedish: sönderrivet tygstycke; tygstycke som används vid rengöring

Forms

Forms of trasa
Singular, indefiniteen trasa
Singular, definitetrasan
Plural, indefinitetrasor
Plural, definitetrasorna

trasa is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor trasa, den stora trasan. Check another noun

trasa as a verb

Meaning

to tear to shreds

Conjugation

Conjugation of trasa (tear to shreds)
Infinitiveatt trasato tear to shreds
Presenttrasarjag trasar
Pasttrasadejag trasade
Supinetrasatused after har / hade
Perfecthar trasatjag har trasat
Past perfecthade trasatjag hade trasat
Futureska trasaor: kommer att trasa
Conditionalskulle trasajag skulle trasa
Imperativetrasa!a command
Present participletrasande-ing, used as an adjective
Past participletrasadused like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of trasa
Infinitivetrasas
Presenttrasas
Pasttrasades
Supinetrasats

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 trasar. See the four verb groups explained.

Practise trasa

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Is it en trasa or ett trasa?

Words built with trasa

  • skurtrasa scouring rag

Questions

What does trasa mean in English?

trasa means “rag”.

Is it en trasa or ett trasa?

It is en trasa, and “the rag” is trasan.

What is the plural of trasa?

The plural of trasa is trasor, and the definite plural is trasorna.

What is the past tense of trasa?

The past tense of trasa is trasade (“jag trasade”). The supine is trasat, used in “jag har trasat”.

What is the present tense of trasa?

trasar, the same for every person: jag trasar, du trasar, vi trasar.

Origin

From a verb originally meaning something like "to scratch, work clumsily, rip up," ultimately of imitative origin.

Nearby common words

trasa is number 5,318 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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