Disputed. Arguably a blend of tjata + tafsa, or a variant of käfsa or tjabba. Arguably onomatopoeic.
tjafsa (present tjafsar, preterite tjafsade, supine tjafsat, imperative tjafsa)
active | passive | |||
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infinitive | tjafsa | tjafsas | ||
supine | tjafsat | tjafsats | ||
imperative | tjafsa | — | ||
imper. plural1 | tjafsen | — | ||
present | past | present | past | |
indicative | tjafsar | tjafsade | tjafsas | tjafsades |
ind. plural1 | tjafsa | tjafsade | tjafsas | tjafsades |
subjunctive2 | tjafse | tjafsade | tjafses | tjafsades |
present participle | tjafsande | |||
past participle | — |
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.