tafsa

Swedish

Etymology

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Verb

tafsa (present tafsar, preterite tafsade, supine tafsat, imperative tafsa)

1. to grope (touch sexually), usually against someone's will

   Synonyms: kladda, talla, (molest) antasta

   Han tafsar när han är ute på krogen ― He gropes people when he's at the bar

   Sluta tafsa på mig ― Stop touching me

Conjugation

Conjugation of tafsa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	tafsa		tafsas
Supine	tafsat		tafsats
Imperative	tafsa		—
Imper. plural1	tafsen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	tafsar	tafsade	tafsas	tafsades
Ind. plural1	tafsa	tafsade	tafsas	tafsades
Subjunctive2	tafse	tafsade	tafses	tafsades
	Participles
Present participle	tafsande
Past participle	tafsad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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