tjafsa
Swedish
Etymology
Disputed. Arguably a blend of tjata + tafsa, or a variant of käfsa or tjabba. Arguably onomatopoeic.
Verb
tjafsa (present tjafsar, preterite tjafsade, supine tjafsat, imperative tjafsa)
- (colloquial) argue, bicker
Conjugation
Conjugation of tjafsa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | tjafsa | tjafsas | ||
Supine | tjafsat | tjafsats | ||
Imperative | tjafsa | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | tjafsen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | tjafsar | tjafsade | tjafsas | tjafsades |
Ind. plural1 | tjafsa | tjafsade | tjafsas | tjafsades |
Subjunctive2 | tjafse | tjafsade | tjafses | tjafsades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | tjafsande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
- tjafs
- tjafsig
References
- tjafsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- tjafsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tjafsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)