tjafsa
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Disputed. Arguably a blend of tjata + tafsa, or a variant of käfsa or tjabba. Arguably onomatopoeic.
Verb[edit]
tjafsa (present tjafsar, preterite tjafsade, supine tjafsat, imperative tjafsa)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of tjafsa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | tjafsande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||