tjuvjaga
Swedish
Etymology
From tjuv (“thief”) + jaga (“to hunt”).
Verb
tjuvjaga (present tjuvjagar, preterite tjuvjagade, supine tjuvjagat, imperative tjuvjaga)
- to poach (hunt illegally)
Conjugation
Conjugation of tjuvjaga (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tjuvjaga | tjuvjagas | ||
| Supine | tjuvjagat | tjuvjagats | ||
| Imperative | tjuvjaga | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | tjuvjagen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | tjuvjagar | tjuvjagade | tjuvjagas | tjuvjagades |
| Ind. plural1 | tjuvjaga | tjuvjagade | tjuvjagas | tjuvjagades |
| Subjunctive2 | tjuvjage | tjuvjagade | tjuvjages | tjuvjagades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | tjuvjagande | |||
| Past participle | tjuvjagad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
- tjuvjakt (“poaching”)