wallraffa
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Swedish
Etymology
From Günter Wallraff, a German undercover journalist. First attested in 1975.
Verb
wallraffa (present wallraffar, preterite wallraffade, supine wallraffat, imperative wallraffa)
- to work undercover as a journalist
Conjugation
Conjugation of wallraffa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | wallraffa | wallraffas | ||
| Supine | wallraffat | wallraffats | ||
| Imperative | wallraffa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | wallraffen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | wallraffar | wallraffade | wallraffas | wallraffades |
| Ind. plural1 | wallraffa | wallraffade | wallraffas | wallraffades |
| Subjunctive2 | wallraffe | wallraffade | wallraffes | wallraffades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | wallraffande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||