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 | gäspa |
| Present | gäspar |
| Past | gäspade |
| Imperative | gäspa |
| Supine | gäspat |
Verbs conjugated like 'gäspa'
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 'gäspa'
gästa,
läspa,
äska,
aspa,
dämpa,
fästa,
gäcka,
gäla,
gälda,
gälla,
Translations
yawn, open the mouth and take a deep breath
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Katten kommer ut ur köket och sträcker på sig och gäspar.
Additional Information
Etymology
1. fsv. ge(e)spa, motsv. nor.
gjespe, isl. geispa; etymologiskt samma ord som GISPA; s-avledn. av stammen i nor. geipa, låta ngt gapa, prata, isl. geipa, prata, i avljudsförh. till GIPA, v.
1; till den ieur. roten ghi, gapa (se GINA, v.
3). Jfr äv. eng. gasp References:
1
2. From Old Norse geispa.
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.