dammsuga

Swedish

Etymology

damm (“dust”) +‎ suga (“suck”), like German staubsaugen, literally: to suck dust

Verb

dammsuga (present dammsuger, preterite dammsög, supine dammsugit, imperative dammsug)

  1. to vacuum
    dammsuga och moppa golvet
    vacuum and mop the floor
    dammsuga med en dammsugare
    vacuum with a vacuum cleaner

Conjugation

Conjugation of dammsuga (class 2 strong)
active passive
infinitive dammsuga dammsugas
supine dammsugit dammsugits
imperative dammsug —
imper. plural1 dammsugen —
present past present past
indicative dammsuger dammsög dammsugs, dammsuges dammsögs
ind. plural1 dammsuga dammsögo dammsugas dammsögos
subjunctive2 dammsuge dammsöge dammsuges dammsöges
present participle dammsugande
past participle dammsugen

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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