tappa bort

Swedish

Verb

tappa bort (present tappar bort, preterite tappade bort, supine tappat bort, imperative tappa bort)

  1. to lose (misplace)
    Jag har tappat bort mina glasögon ― I've lost my glasses
  2. (reflexive) to get lost (become lost)
    Synonym: (on foot) gå vilse
    Jag tappade bort mig i labyrinten ― I got lost in the labyrinth

Conjugation
Conjugation of tappa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive tappa bort tappas bort
Supine tappat bort tappats bort
Imperative tappa bort —
Imper. plural1 tappen bort —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative tappar bort tappade bort tappas bort tappades bort
Ind. plural1 tappa bort tappade bort tappas bort tappades bort
Subjunctive2 tappe bort tappade bort tappes bort tappades bort
Participles
Present participle borttappande
Past participle borttappad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also
  • slarva bort (“lose (misplace) through sloppiness or carelessness”)
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