ertappa

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German ertappen.

Verb

ertappa (present ertappar, preterite ertappade, supine ertappat, imperative ertappa)

  1. catch (someone in the act of doing something wrong)
    Hon ertappades på bar gärning.
    She was caught red-handed.
    Han ertappade henne med att ljuga.
    He caught her lying.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ertappa (weak)
active passive
infinitive ertappa ertappas
supine ertappat ertappats
imperative ertappa —
imper. plural1 ertappen —
present past present past
indicative ertappar ertappade ertappas ertappades
ind. plural1 ertappa ertappade ertappas ertappades
subjunctive2 ertappe ertappade ertappes ertappades
present participle ertappande
past participle ertappad

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

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