plugga
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb edit
plugga (present pluggar, preterite pluggade, supine pluggat, imperative plugga)
- to plug; to stop with a plug
- (informal) to study, to attend school
- Var pluggar du?
- Where do you study? What school do you attend?
- to read up, to study intensively, as in preparing for a test (cramming)
- Jag pluggar inför provet på måndag
- I'm reading up for my test next Monday
- Jag pluggar inför provet på måndag
- to plug (promote)
- Författaren fick tillfälle att plugga för sin nya bok
- The writer got a chance to promote her new book
- Författaren fick tillfälle att plugga för sin nya bok
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of plugga (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | plugga | pluggas | ||
Supine | pluggat | pluggats | ||
Imperative | plugga | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | pluggen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | pluggar | pluggade | pluggas | pluggades |
Ind. plural1 | plugga | pluggade | pluggas | pluggades |
Subjunctive2 | plugge | pluggade | plugges | pluggades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | pluggande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Synonyms edit
- (somewhat formal) studera