garva
Swedish
Verb
garva (present garvar, preterite garvade, supine garvat, imperative garva)
- (colloquial) to crack up, to laugh
- Synonym: skratta
- Vi garvade åt Nisses skämt ― We laughed at Nisse's joke
- to tan (turn animal hide into leather)
Conjugation
Conjugation of garva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | garva | garvas | ||
| Supine | garvat | garvats | ||
| Imperative | garva | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | garven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | garvar | garvade | garvas | garvades |
| Ind. plural1 | garva | garvade | garvas | garvades |
| Subjunctive2 | garve | garvade | garves | garvades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | garvande | |||
| Past participle | garvad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- asgarva
Related terms
- garv
References
- garva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- garva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- garva in Svensk ordbok (SO)