tuppa av
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Related to tupplur.
Verb
[edit]tuppa av (present tuppar av, preterite tuppade av, supine tuppat av, imperative tuppa av)
- to pass out, to faint
- Synonym: svimma
- to pass out ((involuntarily) fall asleep)
- Jag var trött och tuppade av i soffan under filmen
- I was tired and passed out on the couch during the movie
Usage notes
[edit]"Tuppa av" is a bit closer to "pass out," while "svimma" is closer to "faint," though "svimma" does not sound literary.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tuppa av | — | ||
| supine | tuppat av | — | ||
| imperative | tuppa av | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | tuppen av | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | tuppar av | tuppade av | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | tuppa av | tuppade av | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | tuppe av | tuppade av | — | — |
| present participle | avtuppande | |||
| past participle | avtuppad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.