dippa

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English dip.

Verb

dippa (present dippar, preterite dippade, supine dippat, imperative dippa)

  1. to dip (in a dipping sauce, especially chips/crisps or vegetables)
    dippa chips i dipp
    dip chips/crisps in dip
    dippa nachos i guacamole
    dip nachos in guacamole
    dippa morötter i ranchdressing
    dip carrots in ranch dressing
  2. (colloquial) to dip (suffer a downturn)

Conjugation

Conjugation of dippa (weak)
active passive
infinitive dippa dippas
supine dippat dippats
imperative dippa
imper. plural1 dippen
present past present past
indicative dippar dippade dippas dippades
ind. plural1 dippa dippade dippas dippades
subjunctive2 dippe dippade dippes dippades
present participle dippande
past participle dippad

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

See also

  • doppa (dip (more generally))

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