gps:a

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • GPS:a (nonstandard)

Etymology

Compound of GPS (GPS) +‎ -a (noun→verb).

Pronunciation

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Verb

gps:a

  1. 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

Conjugation of gps:a (weak)
active passive
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.