guppa
Swedish
Verb
guppa (present guppar, preterite guppade, supine guppat, imperative guppa)
- to move up and down in small movements, especially while floating; to bob, to bobble
- Gummiankan guppade på vattnet
- The rubber duck bobbed in the water
- to cause something to move up and down in small movements
- Hon guppade bebisen i knät
- She bounced the baby on her lap
Conjugation
Conjugation of guppa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | guppa | guppas | ||
| Supine | guppat | guppats | ||
| Imperative | guppa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | guppen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | guppar | guppade | guppas | guppades |
| Ind. plural1 | guppa | guppade | guppas | guppades |
| Subjunctive2 | guppe | guppade | guppes | guppades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | guppande | |||
| Past participle | guppad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- guppa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- guppa in Svensk ordbok (SO)