svansa
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]svansa (present svansar, preterite svansade, supine svansat, imperative svansa)
- to run around and wag one's tail (in an ingratiating manner)
- (derogatory, figuratively) to fawn, to cringe, to kowtow
- svansa för chefen
- kowtow to the boss
Usage notes
[edit]Usually figuratively.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of svansa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | svansa | svansas | ||
| Supine | svansat | svansats | ||
| Imperative | svansa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | svansen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | svansar | svansade | svansas | svansades |
| Ind. plural1 | svansa | svansade | svansas | svansades |
| Subjunctive2 | svanse | svansade | svanses | svansades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | svansande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||