In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | ertappa |
| Present | ertappar |
| Past | ertappade |
| Imperative | ertappa |
| Supine | ertappat |
Verbs conjugated like 'ertappa'
abalienera,
abandonnera,
abbreviera,
abdikera,
abila,
ablaktera,
abonnera,
abortera,
abradera,
absentera,
absolvera,
absorbera,
abstrahera,
accedera,
accelerera,
accentera,
accentuera,
acceptera,
accisera,
acklimatisera, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'ertappa'
avtappa,
berappa,
förtappa,
krappa,
nedtappa,
rappa,
tappa,
trappa,
anpappa,
avkappa,
Translations
bust, (slang) to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Hon ertappades på bar gärning. (She was caught red-handed.)
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Han ertappade henne med att ljuga. (He caught her lying.)
Additional Information
Etymology
1. jfr ä. d. ertappe; av t.
ertappen, av er- (se ER-) o. tappen, trampa på l. taga i (ngt), famla, treva, till tappe, bred djurfot, tass References:
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2. Borrowed from German ertappen. See: German, old spelling '
ertappen'.
Cognates
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Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.