backa
Czech
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[edit]backa
Swedish
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Verb
[edit]backa (present backar, preterite backade, supine backat, imperative backa)
- to reverse, to move or drive a vehicle backwards (in the direction one has the back)
- Kan du backa lite så att du inte är i vägen när jag backar med bilen?
- Could you back up a bit so you're not in the way when I reverse the car?
- Laget backade tre placeringar
- The team dropped three places (figurative)
- (with ur) to back out (withdraw from something)
- Jag har ändrat mig. Jag backar ur.
- I've changed my mind. I'm backing out.
- to back (support)
- Jag backar dig!
- I support you!
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | backa | backas | ||
| supine | backat | backats | ||
| imperative | backa | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | backen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | backar | backade | backas | backades |
| ind. plural1 | backa | backade | backas | backades |
| subjunctive2 | backe | backade | backes | backades |
| present participle | backande | |||
| past participle | backad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.