dammsuga

Swedish

Etymology

damm (“dust”) +‎ suga (“suck”), like German staubsaugen, literally: to suck dust

Verb

dammsuga (present dammsuger, preterite dammsög, supine dammsugit, imperative dammsug)

1. to vacuum

   dammsuga och moppa golvet

   vacuum and mop the floor

   dammsuga med en dammsugare

   vacuum with a vacuum cleaner

Conjugation

Conjugation of dammsuga (class 2 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	dammsuga		dammsugas
supine	dammsugit		dammsugits
imperative	dammsug		—
imper. plural1	dammsugen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	dammsuger	dammsög	dammsugs, dammsuges	dammsögs
ind. plural1	dammsuga	dammsögo	dammsugas	dammsögos
subjunctive2	dammsuge	dammsöge	dammsuges	dammsöges
present participle		dammsugande
past participle		dammsugen

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• dammsugare
• dammsugning

Further reading

• dammsuga in Svensk ordbok.