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Swedish verb

väpna

arm, arm (furnish with weapons)

Meaning

arm; arm (furnish with weapons)

Conjugation

Conjugation of väpna (arm)
Infinitiveatt väpnato arm
Presentväpnarjag väpnar
Pastväpnadejag väpnade
Supineväpnatused after har / hade
Perfecthar väpnatjag har väpnat
Past perfecthade väpnatjag hade väpnat
Futureska väpnaor: kommer att väpna
Conditionalskulle väpnajag skulle väpna
Imperativeväpna!a command
Present participleväpnande-ing, used as an adjective
Past participleväpnadused like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of väpna
Infinitiveväpnas
Presentväpnas
Pastväpnades
Supineväpnats

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 väpnar. See the four verb groups explained.

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Questions

What does väpna mean in English?

väpna means “arm, arm (furnish with weapons)”.

What is the past tense of väpna?

The past tense of väpna is väpnade (“jag väpnade”). The supine is väpnat, used in “jag har väpnat”.

What is the present tense of väpna?

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

Origin

From Old Swedish vǣpna, from Old Norse vǽpna, vápna.

Nearby common words

väpna is number 9,290 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 9,286handleda to guide, to instruct, to mentor
  • 9,287frestad tempted
  • 9,288fredagar fridays
  • 9,289fotsteg a footstep ((sound of a) step with the foot), a step (for getting into a railroad car or caravan or the like)
  • 9,291digga dig
  • 9,292syrsa cricket
  • 9,293trailer trailer
  • 9,294vicka wiggle, stand-in
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