stjälpa
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish stiælpa, from Old Norse stelpa, from Proto-Germanic *stalpijaną, causative of *stelpaną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]stjälpa (present stjälper, preterite stjälpte, supine stjälpt, imperative stjälp)
- to tip over, to topple (usually a vessel containing a liquid)
- toss off; to drink up rapidly
- to hinder something; to cause something to fail; to ruin (plans)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of stjälpa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | stjälpa | stjälpas | ||
| Supine | stjälpt | stjälpts | ||
| Imperative | stjälp | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | stjälpen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | stjälper | stjälpte | stjälps, stjälpes | stjälptes |
| Ind. plural1 | stjälpa | stjälpte | stjälpas | stjälptes |
| Subjunctive2 | stjälpe | stjälpte | stjälpes | stjälptes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | stjälpande | |||
| Past participle | stjälpt | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “hinder”): hjälpa
See also
[edit]- tip over
- hinder
Further reading
[edit]- stjälpa in Svensk ordbok.
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