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 | karva |
| Present | karvar |
| Past | karvade |
| Imperative | karva |
| Supine | karvat |
Verbs conjugated like 'karva'
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 'karva'
garva,
harva,
kalva,
kara,
karda,
karga,
karta,
kärva,
kava,
korva,
Translations
engrave, carve text or symbols into (something)
gouge, to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
whittle, cut or shape wood with a knife
Sample Sentences
Additional Information
karva skära, tälja
[A karvar i/på x]
Engelsk översättning
whittle, chip, carve
Etymology
liksom dan. o. nor.
karve av nt. karven, i avljudsförh. till mnt. kerven (varav fsv. kærva), t.
kerben, feng.
ceorfan, st. vb. (eng. carve); urbesläktat med gr. γράφειν, inrista, skriva (se -GRAFERA, GRAPTOLIT m. fl.); jfr KRABBA o. KÄRVE. — Jfr KARV, sbst.
1, KARVA, sbst.
1, o. KARVE, sbst.
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Cognates
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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.