backa
Czech
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛka]
- Rhymes: -ɛka
- Hyphenation: ba‧cka
- Homophone: beka
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Verb
backa (present backar, preterite backade, supine backat, imperative backa)
- to reverse, to move or drive a vehicle backwards (in the direction one has the back)
- Kan du backa lite så att du inte är i vägen när jag backar med bilen?
- Could you back up a bit so you're not in the way when I reverse the car?
- Laget backade tre placeringar
- The team dropped three places (figurative)
- (with ur) to back out (withdraw from something)
- Jag har ändrat mig. Jag backar ur.
- I've changed my mind. I'm backing out.
- to back (support)
- Jag backar dig!
- I support you!
Conjugation
Conjugation of backa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | backa | backas | ||
| Supine | backat | backats | ||
| Imperative | backa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | backen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | backar | backade | backas | backades |
| Ind. plural1 | backa | backade | backas | backades |
| Subjunctive2 | backe | backade | backes | backades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | backande | |||
| Past participle | backad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
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