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 | lapa |
| Present | lapar |
| Past | lapade |
| Imperative | lapa |
| Supine | lapat |
Verbs conjugated like 'lapa'
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 'lapa'
apa,
gapa,
kapa,
lada,
laga,
laka,
lappa,
lata,
laxa,
lipa,
Translations
lap, to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Katten lapade mjölk (The cat was lapping milk)
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lapa sol (soak up the sun)
Additional Information
Etymology
1. fsv. lapa, möjl. lånat från mnt.; jfr d. labe, mnt. lapen, feng. lapian (eng. lap); av germ. lapōn, av en ieur. rot lab, som föreligger i lat. lambere, slicka. — Jfr LÄPPJA References:
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2. Inherited from Old Swedish lapa, from Proto-Germanic *lappōną, from Proto-Indo-European *leb-. Doublet of läppja. See: Proto-Germanic '
*lappōną'.
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.