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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Affix of blipp + -a. Borrowed from English blip, with onomatopoeic origin.
Verb
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blippa (present blippar, preterite blippade, supine blippat, imperative blippa)
- To make a short blip sound. [since 2004]
- Coordinate term: pipa
- Datorn blippade till, är det bra?
- The computer blipped, is that good?
- To scan with a barcode reader. [since 2007]
- (intransitive or transitive) Hold a card or device against a contactless reader, especially a payment card. [since 2015]
- Blippa kortet på läsaren.
- Touch the card against the reader.
- (literally, “Blip the card on the reader.”)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of blippa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | blippa | blippas | ||
Supine | blippat | blippats | ||
Imperative | blippa | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | blippen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | blippar | blippade | blippas | blippades |
Ind. plural1 | blippa | blippade | blippas | blippades |
Subjunctive2 | blippe | blippade | blippes | blippades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | blippande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |