gräva

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See also: grava, gravá, and gravà

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish grava, græva, from Old Norse grafa, from Proto-Germanic *grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrābʰ-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

gräva (present gräver, preterite grävde, supine grävt, imperative gräv)

  1. to dig (make a hole in the ground, along with similar sense extensions to English)
    Nisse grävde ett hål i marken med en spade
    Nisse dug a hole in the ground with a shovel
    gräva ner en skattkista
    bury ("dig down") a treasure chest
    gräva upp en skattkista
    dig up a treasure chest
    gräva ut ruiner
    excavate ("dig out") ruins – usually implies archaeology
    en utgrävning
    an excavation ("out-digging") – usually implies archaeology
    gräva fram en överlevande ur en raserad byggnad
    dig a survivor out of a collapsed building ("dig forth a survivor")
    Hennes naglar grävde sig in i hans arm
    Her nails dug into his arm
    • 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Genesis (Första Mosebok), 26:19
      Groffuo ock Jsaacs tienare j dalenom, och funno ther en brunn medh leffuandes watn.
      (pre-1906 spelling) Grofvo ock Isaacs tjenare i dalenom, och funno der en brunn med lefvandes vatten.
      And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
  2. to dig into, to dig (do research)
    gräva i någons förflutna
    dig into ("dig in") someone's past
    gräva fram information
    dig up information
    1. (journalism) to investigate
      grävande journalistik
      investigative ("digging") journalism

Conjugation

Conjugation of gräva (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive gräva grävas
Supine grävt grävts
Imperative gräv —
Imper. plural1 gräven —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative gräver grävde grävs, gräves grävdes
Ind. plural1 gräva grävde grävas grävdes
Subjunctive2 gräve grävde gräves grävdes
Participles
Present participle grävande
Past participle grävd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Conjugation of gräva (class 6 strong, archaic)
Active Passive
Infinitive gräva grävas
Supine grävit grävits
Imperative gräv —
Imper. plural1 gräven —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative gräver grov grävs, gräves grovs
Ind. plural1 gräva grovo grävas grovos
Subjunctive2 gräve grove gräves groves
Participles
Present participle grävande
Past participle gräven
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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