In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | veva |
| Present | vevar |
| Past | vevade |
| Imperative | veva |
| Supine | vevat |
Verbs conjugated like 'veva'
abalienera,
abandonnera,
abbreviera,
abdikera,
abila,
ablaktera,
abonnera,
abortera,
abradera,
absentera,
absolvera,
absorbera,
abstrahera,
accedera,
accelerera,
accentera,
accentuera,
acceptera,
accisera,
acklimatisera, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'veva'
leva,
reva,
väva,
vela,
veta,
vevla,
ärva,
bäva,
bena,
beta,
Translations
crank, to turn a crank
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- vrida
- svänga
Sample Sentences
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veva upp hinken ur brunnen (wind up the bucket from the well)
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Stå inte där och veva (Don't stand there gesticulating)
Additional Information
Etymology
1. jfr fvn. veifa, nor.
veive, got. bi-waibjan, mnl. weiven (nl. wuiven), fht. weibōn, vaja, gunga, feng. wǣfan, svepa (meng. waive, weve, eng. weave); i avljudsförh. till VIVA, v.
1 — Jfr BEVEVA, INVEVA, VEV, VEVA, sbst., VEVLA, v.
1, VIFTA, v. References:
1
2. vev (“crank”) + -a
Verbs referencing "veva"
English
wipe.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.