gräva
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish grava, græva, from Old Norse grafa, from Proto-Germanic *grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrābʰ-.
Pronunciation
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Verb
gräva (present gräver, preterite grävde, supine grävt, imperative gräv)
- to dig, to excavate; to move earth out of the way
- 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Genesis (Första Mosebok), 26:19
- Groffuo ock Jsaacs tienare j dalenom, och funno ther en brunn medh leffuandes watn.
- (pre-1906 spelling) Grofvo ock Isaacs tjenare i dalenom, och funno der en brunn med lefvandes vatten.
- And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
- 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Genesis (Första Mosebok), 26:19
- (colloquial, journalism) investigate
- grävande journalistik ― investigative journalism
Conjugation
Conjugation of gräva (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | gräva | grävas | ||
Supine | grävt | grävts | ||
Imperative | gräv | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | gräven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | gräver | grävde | grävs, gräves | grävdes |
Ind. plural1 | gräva | grävde | grävas | grävdes |
Subjunctive2 | gräve | grävde | gräves | grävdes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | grävande | |||
Past participle | grävd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Conjugation of gräva (class 6 strong, archaic)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | gräva | grävas | ||
Supine | grävit | grävits | ||
Imperative | gräv | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | gräven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | gräver | grov | grävs, gräves | grovs |
Ind. plural1 | gräva | grovo | grävas | grovos |
Subjunctive2 | gräve | grove | gräves | groves |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | grävande | |||
Past participle | gräven | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
- gräv ned dig!
- gräva fram
- gräva ned
- gräva ned sig i
- gräva upp
- gräva ut
- grävmaskin
- grävning
- grävskopa
- nedgräva
- utgräva
- den som gräver grop åt andra faller själv däri
See also
Anagrams
Further reading
- gräva in Svensk ordbok.
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