slarva
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly onomatopoeic.
Verb[edit]
slarva (present slarvar, preterite slarvade, supine slarvat, imperative slarva)
- to be sloppy or careless
- Hon slarvade med deklarationerna
- She was sloppy with her tax returns
- Vi har inte råd att slarva. Risken är för hög.
- We can't afford to be careless. The risk is too high.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of slarva (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | slarva | slarvas | ||
Supine | slarvat | slarvats | ||
Imperative | slarva | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | slarven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | slarvar | slarvade | slarvas | slarvades |
Ind. plural1 | slarva | slarvade | slarvas | slarvades |
Subjunctive2 | slarve | slarvade | slarves | slarvades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | slarvande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms[edit]
- slarva bort (“to lose (misplace) through sloppiness or carelessness”)
Related terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
slarva c
Usage notes[edit]
"Hon är en slarver" appears to be more common than "Hon är en slarva" nowadays.
Declension[edit]
Declension of slarva | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | slarva | slarvan | slarvor | slarvorna |
Genitive | slarvas | slarvans | slarvors | slarvornas |
References[edit]
- slarva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- slarva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- slarva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- slarv in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)