kvadda

Swedish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

kvadda (present kvaddar, preterite kvaddade, supine kvaddat, imperative kvadda)

1. (colloquial) to wreck, to total (destroy – often a vehicle, by crashing)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kvadda (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	kvadda		kvaddas
supine	kvaddat		kvaddats
imperative	kvadda		—
imper. plural1	kvadden		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	kvaddar	kvaddade	kvaddas	kvaddades
ind. plural1	kvadda	kvaddade	kvaddas	kvaddades
subjunctive2	kvadde	kvaddade	kvaddes	kvaddades
present participle		kvaddande
past participle		kvaddad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• kvadda in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kvadda in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kvadda in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)