en trasa
trasa as a noun(en trasa)
Meaning
rag
In Swedish: sönderrivet tygstycke; tygstycke som används vid rengöring
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en trasa |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | trasan |
| Plural, indefinite | trasor |
| Plural, definite | trasorna |
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
| Infinitive | att trasa | to tear to shreds |
|---|---|---|
| Present | trasar | jag trasar |
| Past | trasade | jag trasade |
| Supine | trasat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har trasat | jag har trasat |
| Past perfect | hade trasat | jag hade trasat |
| Future | ska trasa | or: kommer att trasa |
| Conditional | skulle trasa | jag skulle trasa |
| Imperative | trasa! | a command |
| Present participle | trasande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | trasad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | trasas |
|---|---|
| Present | trasas |
| Past | trasades |
| Supine | trasats |
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
1 / 2Is 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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