kämpa

See also: kampa

Swedish

Etymology

Compare Danish kæmpe and Norwegian kjempe

Pronunciation
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Verb

kämpa (present kämpar, preterite kämpade, supine kämpat, imperative kämpa)

  1. to fight, to battle
    Han kämpade mot draken
    He fought against the dragon
    Han kämpade mot cancern
    He battled his cancer
    Kämpa!
    Fight!
  2. to struggle
    Han kämpade med ekonomin
    He struggled with his economy
  3. to strive
    Han kämpade mot målet
    He strove towards the goal

Conjugation
Conjugation of kämpa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive kämpa kämpas
Supine kämpat kämpats
Imperative kämpa —
Imper. plural1 kämpen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative kämpar kämpade kämpas kämpades
Ind. plural1 kämpa kämpade kämpas kämpades
Subjunctive2 kämpe kämpade kämpes kämpades
Participles
Present participle kämpande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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