kavla upp

Swedish

Verb

kavla upp (present kavlar upp, preterite kavlade upp, supine kavlat upp, imperative kavla upp)

1. to roll up (sleeves and the like)

   Antonym: kavla ner

Usage notes

For cuffing pants, vika upp is more common.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kavla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kavla upp		kavlas upp
Supine	kavlat upp		kavlats upp
Imperative	kavla upp		—
Imper. plural1	kavlen upp		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kavlar upp	kavlade upp	kavlas upp	kavlades upp
Ind. plural1	kavla upp	kavlade upp	kavlas upp	kavlades upp
Subjunctive2	kavle upp	kavlade upp	kavles upp	kavlades upp
	Participles
Present participle	uppkavlande
Past participle	uppkavlad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• kavla upp ärmarna (“roll up one's sleeves”)

References

• kavla upp in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kavla upp in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)