tjafsa

Swedish

Etymology

Disputed. Arguably a blend of tjata +‎ tafsa, or a variant of käfsa or tjabba. Arguably onomatopoeic.

Verb

tjafsa (present tjafsar, preterite tjafsade, supine tjafsat, imperative tjafsa)

  1. (colloquial) argue, bicker

Conjugation

Conjugation of tjafsa (weak)
active passive
infinitive tjafsa tjafsas
supine tjafsat tjafsats
imperative tjafsa —
imper. plural1 tjafsen —
present past present past
indicative tjafsar tjafsade tjafsas tjafsades
ind. plural1 tjafsa tjafsade tjafsas tjafsades
subjunctive2 tjafse tjafsade tjafses tjafsades
present participle tjafsande
past participle —

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

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