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 | gapa |
| Present | gapar |
| Past | gapade |
| Imperative | gapa |
| Supine | gapat |
Verbs conjugated like 'gapa'
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 'gapa'
apa,
gala,
gama,
gana,
gara,
gasa,
gepa,
gipa,
kapa,
lapa,
Translations
bellow, to shout in a deep voice
gape, to open the mouth wide
gape, to stare in wonderment
gape, to open wide
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Eller gapa hungrigt.
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Pettersson gapade och visade ett par rader gula tänder.
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Människorna gapade på den lille skinnklädde mannen, och Knud fann det klokast att låta honom lugna sig inom fyra väggar.
Additional Information
Etymology
1. fsv. gapa, i bet. 1
, 1
b, 5 (o. 6), motsv. d.
gabe, nor. dial., isl. gapa, mnt., holl.
gapen, t.
gaffen; till en rot ghab-, stå uppspärrad, vara öppen, möjl. ytterst besläktad med rötterna i GABBA, GAFFEL, GAFFLA; jfr äv. GEPA samt GINA, v.
3 References:
1
2. Inherited from Old Swedish gapa or gap + -a See: Old Swedish '
gapa', Old Swedish '
gapa'.
Verbs referencing "gapa"
English
gape.
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.