trubba
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]trubba (present trubbar, preterite trubbade, supine trubbat, imperative trubba)
- to blunt, to dull (make not sharp)
- Kroken hade trubbats (av) mot sjöns stenbotten
- The hook had been blunted by the rocky bottom of the lake
- (figuratively) to blunt, to numb, to desensitize (make less sensitive, sharp, or the like)
- Synonym: avtrubba
- Allt våld man ser gör att man till slut trubbas av
- All the violence you see eventually makes you numb ("does so that one eventually is blunted")
- Sömnbristen hade trubbat av omdömet
- Lack of sleep had clouded her judgment
Usage notes
[edit]- Usually with av (“off”).
- Usually figurative.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | trubba | trubbas | ||
| supine | trubbat | trubbats | ||
| imperative | trubba | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | trubben | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | trubbar | trubbade | trubbas | trubbades |
| ind. plural1 | trubba | trubbade | trubbas | trubbades |
| subjunctive2 | trubbe | trubbade | trubbes | trubbades |
| present participle | trubbande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.