uppoffra

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, upp +‎ offra.

Verb

uppoffra (present uppoffrar, preterite uppoffrade, supine uppoffrat, imperative uppoffra)

1. sacrifice (give up something important in exchange for something else)
2. (reflexive) make sacrifices

Conjugation

Conjugation of uppoffra (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	uppoffra		uppoffras
supine	uppoffrat		uppoffrats
imperative	uppoffra		—
imper. plural1	uppoffren		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	uppoffrar	uppoffrade	uppoffras	uppoffrades
ind. plural1	uppoffra	uppoffrade	uppoffras	uppoffrades
subjunctive2	uppoffre	uppoffrade	uppoffres	uppoffrades
present participle		uppoffrande
past participle		uppoffrad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• uppoffring

Further reading

• uppoffra in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker