tjuvjaga
Swedish
Etymology
tjuv- (“thief”) + jaga (“to hunt”)
Verb
tjuvjaga (present tjuvjagar, preterite tjuvjagade, supine tjuvjagat, imperative tjuvjaga)
- to poach (hunt illegally)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tjuvjaga | tjuvjagas | ||
| supine | tjuvjagat | tjuvjagats | ||
| imperative | tjuvjaga | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | tjuvjagen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | tjuvjagar | tjuvjagade | tjuvjagas | tjuvjagades |
| ind. plural1 | tjuvjaga | tjuvjagade | tjuvjagas | tjuvjagades |
| subjunctive2 | tjuvjage | tjuvjagade | tjuvjages | tjuvjagades |
| present participle | tjuvjagande | |||
| past participle | tjuvjagad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
- tjuvjakt (“poaching”)