slarva

Swedish

Etymology

Possibly onomatopoeic.

Verb

slarva (present slarvar, preterite slarvade, supine slarvat, imperative slarva)

  1. to be sloppy or careless
    Hon slarvade med deklarationerna
    She was sloppy with her tax returns
    Vi har inte råd att slarva. Risken är för hög.
    We can't afford to be careless. The risk is too high.

Conjugation
Conjugation of slarva (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive slarva slarvas
Supine slarvat slarvats
Imperative slarva —
Imper. plural1 slarven —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative slarvar slarvade slarvas slarvades
Ind. plural1 slarva slarvade slarvas slarvades
Subjunctive2 slarve slarvade slarves slarvades
Participles
Present participle slarvande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms
  • slarva bort (“to lose (misplace) through sloppiness or carelessness”)
  • slarv (“sloppiness, carelessness”)
  • slarvig (“sloppy, careless”)

Noun

slarva c

  1. a sloppy or careless female

Usage notes

"Hon är en slarver" appears to be more common than "Hon är en slarva" nowadays.

Declension
Declension of slarva 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative slarva slarvan slarvor slarvorna
Genitive slarvas slarvans slarvors slarvornas

References
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