kärva

See also: karva

Swedish

Etymology 1

kärv +‎ -a

Verb

kärva (present kärvar, preterite kärvade, supine kärvat, imperative kärva)

1. to be stiff, to resist, to be tough

   motorn kärvar ― the engine isn't starting properly (literally, “the engine is stiff”)

   låset kärvar ― the lock requires more force than usual (literally, “the lock is stiff”)

   mötet kärvade till sig ― the meeting came to an impasse

Conjugation

Conjugation of kärva (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kärva		kärvas
Supine	kärvat		kärvats
Imperative	kärva		—
Imper. plural1	kärven		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kärvar	kärvade	kärvas	kärvades
Ind. plural1	kärva	kärvade	kärvas	kärvades
Subjunctive2	kärve	kärvade	kärves	kärvades
	Participles
Present participle	kärvande
Past participle	kärvad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Adjective

kärva

1. inflection of kärv:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Etymology 2

kärve +‎ -a

Verb

kärva (present kärvar, preterite kärvade, supine kärvat, imperative kärva)

1. sheaf (to gather and bind into a sheaf)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kärva (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kärva		kärvas
Supine	kärvat		kärvats
Imperative	kärva		—
Imper. plural1	kärven		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kärvar	kärvade	kärvas	kärvades
Ind. plural1	kärva	kärvade	kärvas	kärvades
Subjunctive2	kärve	kärvade	kärves	kärvades
	Participles
Present participle	kärvande
Past participle	kärvad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• kärva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kärva in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Anagrams

• kräva, vräka, värka