plugga

Swedish[edit]

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plugga (present pluggar, preterite pluggade, supine pluggat, imperative plugga)

to plug; to stop with a plug
(informal) to study, to attend school
Var pluggar du?
Where do you study? What school do you attend?
to read up, to study intensively, as in preparing for a test (cramming)
Jag pluggar inför provet på måndag
I'm reading up for my test next Monday
to plug (promote)
Författaren fick tillfälle att plugga för sin nya bok
The writer got a chance to promote her new book

Conjugation of plugga (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	plugga		pluggas
Supine	pluggat		pluggats
Imperative	plugga		—
Imper. plural¹	pluggen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	pluggar	pluggade	pluggas	pluggades
Ind. plural¹	plugga	pluggade	pluggas	pluggades
Subjunctive²	plugge	pluggade	plugges	pluggades
	Participles
Present participle	pluggande
Past participle	—
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.