gräva
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish grava, græva, from Old Norse grafa, from Proto-Germanic *grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrābʰ-.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]gräva (present gräver, preterite grävde, supine grävt, imperative gräv)
- to dig (make a hole in the ground, along with similar sense extensions to English)
- Nisse grävde ett hål i marken med en spade
- Nisse dug a hole in the ground with a shovel
- gräva ner en skattkista
- bury ("dig down") a treasure chest
- gräva upp en skattkista
- dig up a treasure chest
- gräva ut ruiner
- excavate ("dig out") ruins – usually implies archaeology
- en utgrävning
- an excavation ("out-digging") – usually implies archaeology
- gräva fram en överlevande ur en raserad byggnad
- dig a survivor out of a collapsed building ("dig forth a survivor")
- Hennes naglar grävde sig in i hans arm
- Her nails dug into his arm
- 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Genesis (Första Mosebok), 26:19
- Groffuo ock Jsaacs tienare j dalenom, och funno ther en brunn medh leffuandes watn.
- (pre-1906 spelling) Grofvo ock Isaacs tjenare i dalenom, och funno der en brunn med lefvandes vatten.
- And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
- to dig into, to dig (do research)
- gräva i någons förflutna
- dig into ("dig in") someone's past
- gräva fram information
- dig up information
- (journalism) to investigate
- grävande journalistik
- investigative ("digging") journalism
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of gräva (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | gräva | grävas | ||
Supine | grävt | grävts | ||
Imperative | gräv | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | gräven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | gräver | grävde | grävs, gräves | grävdes |
Ind. plural1 | gräva | grävde | grävas | grävdes |
Subjunctive2 | gräve | grävde | gräves | grävdes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | grävande | |||
Past participle | grävd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Conjugation of gräva (class 6 strong, archaic)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | gräva | grävas | ||
Supine | grävit | grävits | ||
Imperative | gräv | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | gräven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | gräver | grov | grävs, gräves | grovs |
Ind. plural1 | gräva | grovo | grävas | grovos |
Subjunctive2 | gräve | grove | gräves | groves |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | grävande | |||
Past participle | gräven | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
[edit]- den som gräver grop åt andra faller själv däri
- gräv
- gräv ned dig!
- gräva fram
- gräva ner
- gräva ner sig i
- gräva upp
- gräva ut
- grävmaskin
- grävning
- grävskopa
- utgrävning
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- gräva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gräva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gräva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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