kavla upp
Swedish edit
Verb edit
kavla upp (present kavlar upp, preterite kavlade upp, supine kavlat upp, imperative kavla upp)
Usage notes edit
For cuffing pants, vika upp is more common.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of kavla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kavla upp | kavlas upp | ||
| Supine | kavlat upp | kavlats upp | ||
| Imperative | kavla upp | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | kavlen upp | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | kavlar upp | kavlade upp | kavlas upp | kavlades upp |
| Ind. plural1 | kavla upp | kavlade upp | kavlas upp | kavlades upp |
| Subjunctive2 | kavle upp | kavlade upp | kavles upp | kavlades upp |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | uppkavlande | |||
| Past participle | uppkavlad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms edit
- kavla upp ärmarna (“roll up one's sleeves”)