spärra in
Swedish edit
Verb edit
spärra in (present spärrar in, preterite spärrade in, supine spärrat in, imperative spärra in)
- to lock up (confine)
- Han spärrade in honom på vinden ― He locked him into the attic
- (slang) to put in jail
- Synonym: bura in
- De borde spärra in hela bunten ― They ought to jail the whole bunch
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of spärra (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | spärra in | spärras in | ||
Supine | spärrat in | spärrats in | ||
Imperative | spärra in | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | spärren in | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | spärrar in | spärrade in | spärras in | spärrades in |
Ind. plural1 | spärra in | spärrade in | spärras in | spärrades in |
Subjunctive2 | spärre in | spärrade in | spärres in | spärrades in |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | inspärrande | |||
Past participle | inspärrad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |