straffa

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• straffet

Verb

straffa

1. inflection of straffe:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

straffa f

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of straff

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Swedish

Etymology

straff +‎ -a

Pronunciation

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Verb

straffa (present straffar, preterite straffade, supine straffat, imperative straffa)

1. to punish (to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct)
2. (reflexive) to cause future setbacks, to be tempting (for the moment) but likely to cause trouble later

   Att festa till sent kan straffa sig på jobbet dagen därpå.

   Partying until late can cause trouble at work the next day.

Conjugation

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

• straffa in Svensk ordbok.