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 | haffa |
| Present | haffar |
| Past | haffade |
| Imperative | haffa |
| Supine | haffat |
Verbs conjugated like 'haffa'
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 'haffa'
hafsa,
paffa,
raffa,
blaffa,
boffa,
buffa,
fiffa,
gaffla,
hacka,
häfta,
Translations
bust, (slang) to arrest for a crime
nab, to seize a criminal
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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De haffades av polisen (They were caught by the police)
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Han sprang ut och haffade ett slagträ på vägen när han såg zombierna närma sig huset (He ran out and grabbed a bat on the way when he saw the zombies approach the house)
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De haffade en taxi (They caught a taxi)
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Han försökte haffa en tjej (He tried to pick up a girl)
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Ska du haffa? (Are you going to try to pick her up?)
Additional Information
Etymology
1. fsv. haffa, fasttaga; jfr sv. dial. haffa; möjl. av mnt. haffen, hantera, sannol. till samma stam som föreligger i nt. happen, nafsa (se HAFSA, v.) References:
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2. From Old Swedish haffa, from Middle Low German haffen (“to handle, treat by hand”), related to Middle Low German haven (“to have, hold”) and Middle Low German hebben (“to have”). Compare also Middle High German haben (“to have, grab, seize”). See: Middle High German '
haben'.
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.