ertappa

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German ertappen.

Verb

ertappa (present ertappar, preterite ertappade, supine ertappat, imperative ertappa)

1. catch (someone in the act of doing something wrong)

   Hon ertappades på bar gärning.

   She was caught red-handed.

   Han ertappade henne med att ljuga.

   He caught her lying.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ertappa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	ertappa		ertappas
supine	ertappat		ertappats
imperative	ertappa		—
imper. plural1	ertappen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	ertappar	ertappade	ertappas	ertappades
ind. plural1	ertappa	ertappade	ertappas	ertappades
subjunctive2	ertappe	ertappade	ertappes	ertappades
present participle		ertappande
past participle		ertappad

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

Further reading

• ertappa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ertappa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ertappa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)