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 | käfta |
| Present | käftar |
| Past | käftade |
| Imperative | käfta |
| Supine | käftat |
Verbs conjugated like 'käfta'
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 'käfta'
häfta,
kälta,
kätta,
skäfta,
äkta,
älta,
äta,
dofta,
fäkta,
fästa,
Translations
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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De käftar med varandra hela tiden. Jag tror deras förhållande spricker. (They're bickering all the time. I don't think their relationship will last.)
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Jag har inte tid att käfta med dig (I don't have time to argue with you)
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Han ska alltid käfta när han dricker (He always starts mouthing off when he drinks)
Additional Information
Etymology
1. sv. dial. käfta, käftas, motsv. d. kæfte, nor. kjefta, isl. kjapta; till KÄFT References:
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2. From käft (“jaw, mouth”) + -a.
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.