snäva
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk snåva. Also compare obsolete or dialectal English snapper (“to stumble”) and the possible cognates listed at that entry.
Verb edit
snäva (present snävar, preterite snävade, supine snävat, imperative snäva)
- to stumble
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of snäva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | snäva | snävas | ||
| Supine | snävat | snävats | ||
| Imperative | snäva | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | snäven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | snävar | snävade | snävas | snävades |
| Ind. plural1 | snäva | snävade | snävas | snävades |
| Subjunctive2 | snäve | snävade | snäves | snävades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | snävande | |||
| Past participle | snävad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||