slarva

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Swedish

Etymology

Possibly onomatopoeic.

Verb

slarva (present slarvar, preterite slarvade, supine slarvat, imperative slarva)

  1. 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

Conjugation of slarva (weak)
active passive
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
present participle slarvande
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

  • slarva bort (to lose (misplace) through sloppiness or carelessness)
  • slarv (sloppiness, carelessness)
  • slarvig (sloppy, careless)

Noun

slarva c

  1. a sloppy or careless female

Usage notes

"Hon är en slarver" appears to be more common than "Hon är en slarva" nowadays.

Declension

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