slarva

Swedish

Etymology

Possibly onomatopoeic.

Verb

slarva (present slarvar, preterite slarvade, supine slarvat, imperative slarva)

1. to be sloppy or careless

   Hon slarvade med deklarationerna

   She was sloppy with her tax returns

   Vi har inte råd att slarva. Risken är för hög.

   We can't afford to be careless. The risk is too high.

Conjugation

Conjugation of slarva (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	slarva		slarvas
supine	slarvat		slarvats
imperative	slarva		—
imper. plural1	slarven		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	slarvar	slarvade	slarvas	slarvades
ind. plural1	slarva	slarvade	slarvas	slarvades
subjunctive2	slarve	slarvade	slarves	slarvades
present participle		slarvande
past participle		—

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

Derived terms

• slarva bort (“to lose (misplace) through sloppiness or carelessness”)

Related terms

• slarv (“sloppiness, carelessness”)
• slarvig (“sloppy, careless”)

Noun

slarva c

1. a sloppy or careless female

Usage notes

"Hon är en slarver" appears to be more common than "Hon är en slarva" nowadays.

Declension

Declension of slarva

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	slarva	slarvas
	definite	slarvan	slarvans
plural	indefinite	slarvor	slarvors
	definite	slarvorna	slarvornas

References

• slarva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• slarva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• slarva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• slarv in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)