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 | gripa |
| Present | griper |
| Past | grep |
| Imperative | grip |
| Supine | gripit |
Verbs conjugated like 'gripa'
angripa,
anrida,
anstiga,
avdriva,
avglida,
avgnida,
avknipa,
avlida,
avrida,
avskrida,
avskriva,
avslita,
avstiga,
avsvida,
avvrida,
bakvrida,
bedriva,
begripa,
beknipa,
bekvida, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'gripa'
gipa,
glipa,
grina,
grisa,
gropa,
gröpa,
igripa,
angripa,
begripa,
dräpa,
Translations
apprehend, to take or seize; to take hold of
apprehend, to arrest; to apprehend a criminal
arrest, to take into legal custody
bite, to take hold
catch, to seize an opportunity
detain, put under custody
grab, to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)
grab, to restrain someone; to arrest
grasp, to grip
grip, to take hold
seize, grab
take, to get into one's hands or control
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- arrestera
- häkta, fängsla, fånga, haffa, infånga, tillfångata, tillfångataga, omhänderta, omhändertaga
- ta
- taga, fatta, fasthålla, greppa
- uppröra
- skaka
Additional Information
gripa ta, fatta, hugga tag i
[A griper x; x griper A]
Engelsk översättning
seize, grasp
Exempel
gripa en chans---seize an opportunity
gripas av panik---be seized with
panic
Svenskt uppslagsord
griper grep gripit grip! gripa verb
ta fast, fånga
[A griper B]
Engelsk översättning
capture, catch
Exempel
gripa en brottsling---apprehend a criminal
Etymology
1. fsv. gripa, motsv. d.
gribe, isl. grípa, got.
greipan, fsax. grīpan, fht. grīfan (varav t.
greifen), feng. grīpan (varav eng. gripe), av ett ieur. ghrīb-, med avljud föreliggande i lit. grëbti, graibýti, gripa. Jfr GREP, GREPE, GRIPEN, GRIPHUMMER, GRIPOMENES References:
1
2. From Old Swedish grīpa, from Old Norse grípa (“to grab”), from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grasp, grab”). Cognate with Norwegian gripe, Danish gribe, Icelandic grípa, English gripe, Dutch grijpen, German greifen. See: Old Swedish '
gripa', Proto-Germanic '
*grīpaną', Danish '
gribe', Icelandic '
grípa', English '
gripe', Dutch '
grijpen', German, old spelling '
greifen'.
Verbs referencing "gripa"
Norwegian
gripe, Danish
gribe.
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.