stjälpa
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish stiælpa, from Old Norse stelpa, from Proto-Germanic *stalpijaną, causative of *stelpaną.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editstjälpa (present stjälper, preterite stjälpte, supine stjälpt, imperative stjälp)
- to tip over, to topple (usually a vessel containing a liquid)
- toss off; to drink up rapidly
- to hinder something; to cause something to fail; to ruin (plans)
Conjugation
editConjugation of stjälpa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | stjälpa | stjälpas | ||
Supine | stjälpt | stjälpts | ||
Imperative | stjälp | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | stjälpen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | stjälper | stjälpte | stjälps, stjälpes | stjälptes |
Ind. plural1 | stjälpa | stjälpte | stjälpas | stjälptes |
Subjunctive2 | stjälpe | stjälpte | stjälpes | stjälptes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | stjälpande | |||
Past participle | stjälpt | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Antonyms
edit- (antonym(s) of “hinder”): hjälpa
See also
edit- tip over
- hinder
Further reading
edit- stjälpa in Svensk ordbok.
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