kärva
See also: karva
Swedish
Etymology 1
kärv + -a
Verb
kärva (present kärvar, preterite kärvade, supine kärvat, imperative kärva)
- to be stiff, to resist, to be tough
- motorn kärvar ― the engine isn't starting properly (literally, “the engine is stiff”)
- låset kärvar ― the lock requires more force than usual (literally, “the lock is stiff”)
- mötet kärvade till sig ― the meeting came to an impasse
Conjugation
Conjugation of kärva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kärva | kärvas | ||
| Supine | kärvat | kärvats | ||
| Imperative | kärva | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | kärven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | kärvar | kärvade | kärvas | kärvades |
| Ind. plural1 | kärva | kärvade | kärvas | kärvades |
| Subjunctive2 | kärve | kärvade | kärves | kärvades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | kärvande | |||
| Past participle | kärvad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Adjective
kärva
- absolute singular definite and plural form of kärv.
Etymology 2
kärve + -a
Verb
kärva (present kärvar, preterite kärvade, supine kärvat, imperative kärva)
- sheaf (to gather and bind into a sheaf)
Conjugation
Conjugation of kärva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kärva | kärvas | ||
| Supine | kärvat | kärvats | ||
| Imperative | kärva | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | kärven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | kärvar | kärvade | kärvas | kärvades |
| Ind. plural1 | kärva | kärvade | kärvas | kärvades |
| Subjunctive2 | kärve | kärvade | kärves | kärvades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | kärvande | |||
| Past participle | kärvad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- kärva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kärva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
Anagrams
- kräva, vräka, värka