grädda
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Swedish
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Etymology 1
[edit]From grädde (“cream”).
Noun
[edit]grädda c
- cream (the best of something)
- De är samhällets grädda
- They're the cream of society
- tillhöra gräddan av hockeyspelare
- belong to the cream of hockey players
Declension
[edit]Declension of grädda | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | grädda | gräddan | — | — |
Genitive | gräddas | gräddans | — | — |
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Possibly from grädde (“cream”), in the sense of "film, coating."
Verb
[edit]grädda (present gräddar, preterite gräddade, supine gräddat, imperative grädda)
- to bake, to fry (so as to give a browned surface and a firm consistency, in an oven or frying pan)
- grädda pannkakor
- make pancakes
- grädda ugnspannkakan i ugnen
- bake the oven pancake in the oven
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of grädda (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | grädda | gräddas | ||
Supine | gräddat | gräddats | ||
Imperative | grädda | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | grädden | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | gräddar | gräddade | gräddas | gräddades |
Ind. plural1 | grädda | gräddade | gräddas | gräddades |
Subjunctive2 | grädde | gräddade | gräddes | gräddades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | gräddande | |||
Past participle | gräddad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |