löpa

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See also: lopa and lopā

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lø̄pa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *klewb- (“to spring, stumble”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /løːpa/
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Verb

löpa (present löper, preterite löpte, supine löpt, imperative löp)

  1. to run along, stretch
    Berlinmuren löpte längs gränsen mellan Öst- och Västberlin.
    The Berlin wall stretched along the border between East and West Berlin.
  2. to run, to move quickly forward, for a long distance
  3. to run free, run off; manage not to be caught
    Vi var tvungna att koncentrera oss på att hålla i den ena tjuven, så den andra löpte.
    We had to concentrate on keeping on to the first thief, so the other one ran off.
  4. to be in heat; to be prepared for copulation (often about a female dog)

Usage notes

  • Traces of the archaic strong conjugation can be seen in adjectives like tilländalupen.

Conjugation

Conjugation of löpa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive löpa löpas
Supine löpt löpts
Imperative löp —
Imper. plural1 löpen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative löper löpte löps, löpes löptes
Ind. plural1 löpa löpte löpas löptes
Subjunctive2 löpe löpte löpes löptes
Participles
Present participle löpande
Past participle löpt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Conjugation of löpa (class 7 strong, archaic)
Active Passive
Infinitive löpa löpas
Supine lupit lupits
Imperative löp —
Imper. plural1 löpen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative löper lopp löps, löpes lopps
Ind. plural1 löpa loppo löpas loppos
Subjunctive2 löpe loppe löpes loppes
Participles
Present participle löpande
Past participle lupen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Elfdalian: löpa

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