UrsprungFrom Old Norse tapa (“to lose”). In the sense “to tap” from Middle Low German tappen.
- to drop (something by mistake)
- to lose
“Han tappade kontrollen över sitt drickande.” — He lost control of his drinking.
“Hon har tappat förståndet” — She has lost her mind
- to tap; to draw off liquid from a vessel
Formertappar(present) · tappade(preterite) · tappat(supine) · tappa(imperative) · tappa(active, infinitive) · tappas(infinitive, passive) · tappat(active, supine) · tappats(passive, supine) · tappa(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · tappen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · tappar(active, indicative, present) · tappade(active, indicative, past) · tappas(indicative, passive, present) · tappades(indicative, passive, past) · tappa(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · tappade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · tappas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · tappades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)