löpa
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish lø̄pa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *klewb- (“to spring, stumble”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /løːpa/
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Verb
löpa (present löper, preterite löpte, supine löpt, imperative löp)
- to run along, stretch
- Berlinmuren löpte längs gränsen mellan Öst- och Västberlin.
- The Berlin wall stretched along the border between East and West Berlin.
- to run, to move quickly forward, for a long distance
- to run free, run off; manage not to be caught
- Vi var tvungna att koncentrera oss på att hålla i den ena tjuven, så den andra löpte.
- We had to concentrate on keeping on to the first thief, so the other one ran off.
- to be in heat; to be prepared for copulation (often about a female dog)
Usage notes
- Traces of the archaic strong conjugation can be seen in adjectives like tilländalupen.
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | löpa | löpas | ||
| supine | löpt | löpts | ||
| imperative | löp | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | löpen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | löper | löpte | löps, löpes | löptes |
| ind. plural1 | löpa | löpte | löpas | löptes |
| subjunctive2 | löpe | löpte | löpes | löptes |
| present participle | löpande | |||
| past participle | löpt | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | löpa | löpas | ||
| supine | lupit | lupits | ||
| imperative | löp | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | löpen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | löper | lopp | löps, löpes | lopps |
| ind. plural1 | löpa | loppo | löpas | loppos |
| subjunctive2 | löpe | loppe | löpes | loppes |
| present participle | löpande | |||
| past participle | lupen | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Elfdalian: löpa