straffa
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
straffa
- inflection of straffe:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
straffa f
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Verb[edit]
straffa (present straffar, preterite straffade, supine straffat, imperative straffa)
- to punish
- (reflexive) to have negative consequences, to be tempting (for the moment) but cause trouble later
- Att festa till sent kan straffa sig på jobbet dagen därpå.
- Partying until late can lead to misery at work the next day.
- Sluta med det där. Det kommer straffa sig.
- Stop doing that. It will come back to bite you.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of straffa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | straffa | straffas | ||
Supine | straffat | straffats | ||
Imperative | straffa | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | straffen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | straffar | straffade | straffas | straffades |
Ind. plural1 | straffa | straffade | straffas | straffades |
Subjunctive2 | straffe | straffade | straffes | straffades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | straffande | |||
Past participle | straffad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Further reading[edit]
- straffa in Svensk ordbok.