insupa
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]insupa (present insuper, preterite insöp, supine insupit, imperative insup)
- (somewhat literary) to breathe in, to take in (air)
- Hon insöp morgonluften
- She took in the morning air
- insupa dofterna
- take in the scents
- (somewhat literary, figuratively) to take in (more generally), to absorb, to imbibe, to drink in
- De gick genom stadens gator och insöp atmosfären
- They walked through the city streets, taking in the atmosphere
- De satt i en cirkel runt honom och insöp varje ord som föll från hans läppar
- They sat in a circle around him and drank in every word that fell from his lips
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | insupa | insupas | ||
| supine | insupit | insupits | ||
| imperative | insup | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | insupen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | insuper | insöp | insups, insupes | insöps |
| ind. plural1 | insupa | insöpo | insupas | insöpos |
| subjunctive2 | insupe | insöpe | insupes | insöpes |
| present participle | insupande | |||
| past participle | insupen | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.