skarva
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See also: skärva
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
skarva n
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb[edit]
skarva (present skarvar, preterite skarvade, supine skarvat, imperative skarva)
- (often with a particle like ihop (“together”)) to splice (join two objects together using a third object)
- to extend (by joining with something of a similar kind)
- to exaggerate, to brag
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of skarva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | skarva | skarvas | ||
| Supine | skarvat | skarvats | ||
| Imperative | skarva | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | skarven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | skarvar | skarvade | skarvas | skarvades |
| Ind. plural1 | skarva | skarvade | skarvas | skarvades |
| Subjunctive2 | skarve | skarvade | skarves | skarvades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | skarvande | |||
| Past participle | skarvad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
→ Finnish: karvata, skarvata (dialectal, rare)
References[edit]
- skarva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skarva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skarva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)