köpa
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish kø̄pa, from Old Norse keypa, kaupa, from Proto-Germanic *kaupijaną, *kaupōną (“to buy, trade”), from *kaupô (“innkeeper, merchant”), Latin caupo (“innkeeper, shopkeeper, tradesman”), caupōnor (“to trade, haggle”). Cognate with Danish købe, Norwegian kjøpe, German kaufen, Dutch kopen and English cheap.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]köpa (present köper, preterite köpte, supine köpt, imperative köp)
- to buy, to purchase
- Antonym: sälja
- köpa fem burkar kebabsås
- buy five cans of kebab sauce
- to buy (an explanation or the like)
- Jag köper inte hans förklaring
- I don't buy his explanation
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of köpa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | köpa | köpas | ||
Supine | köpt | köpts | ||
Imperative | köp | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | köpen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | köper | köpte | köps, köpes | köptes |
Ind. plural1 | köpa | köpte | köpas | köptes |
Subjunctive2 | köpe | köpte | köpes | köptes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | köpande | |||
Past participle | köpt | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
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[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- köpa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- köpa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- köpa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Volapük
[edit]Noun
[edit]köpa
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