gps:a
Swedish
Alternative forms
- GPS:a (“nonstandard”)
Etymology
Compound of GPS (“GPS”) + -a (“noun→verb”).
Pronunciation
Audio (Småland): (file)
Verb
gps:a
- To track or mark with a GPS.
- 2011 November 9, “Vi behöver relationskapital! [We need relationship capital!]”, in Morgon i P4 Kronoberg, Sveriges Radio:
- Professor i kultursociologi Mats Trondman var med i Morgon i P4 och snackade om den nya trenden att GPS:a sina barn.
- Professor of cultural sociology Mats Trondman appeared on Morgon i P4 and talked about the new trend of GPS-tracking one’s children.
- 2024 September 5, Jenny Toresson, “Plocka svamp under jaktsäsong – det här gäller [Mushroom picking during hunting season – what applies]”, in Aftonbladet:
- Använder man inte karta och kompass, så kan en smart grej vara att gps:a in platsen där man ställer bilen eller cyklarna så att man enkelt hittar tillbaks.
- If you’re not using a map and compass, a smart thing to do can be to mark the location where you leave the car or bikes using GPS, so you can easily find your way back.
- 2025 July 13, 0:24 from the start, in Sätta gps på kompisar[1] (YouTube short), spoken by David Druid, Druid & Zimmerman show, via Sveriges Radio:
- Ja, att du också har gps:at alla dina vänner är ju väldigt obehagligt.
- Yes, the fact that you’ve also GPS-tracked all your friends is really quite disturbing.
Conjugation
active | passive | |||
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infinitive | gps:a | gps:as | ||
supine | gps:at | gps:ats | ||
imperative | gps:a | — | ||
imper. plural1 | gps:en | — | ||
present | past | present | past | |
indicative | gps:ar | gps:ade | gps:as | gps:ades |
ind. plural1 | gps:a | gps:ade | gps:as | gps:ades |
subjunctive2 | gps:e | gps:ade | gps:es | gps:ades |
present participle | gps:ande | |||
past participle | gps:ad |
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.