köpa

See also: kopa and kopā

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kø̄pa, from Old Norse keypa, kaupa, from Proto-Germanic *kaupijaną, *kaupōną (“to buy, trade”), from *kaupô (“innkeeper, merchant”), Latin caupo (“innkeeper, shopkeeper, tradesman”), caupōnor (“to trade, haggle”). Cognate with Danish købe, Norwegian kjøpe, German kaufen, Dutch kopen and English cheap.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɕøːˌpa/
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Verb

köpa (present köper, preterite köpte, supine köpt, imperative köp)

  1. to buy, to purchase
    Antonym: sälja
    köpa fem burkar kebabsås
    buy five cans of kebab sauce
  2. to buy (an explanation or the like)
    Jag köper inte hans förklaring
    I don't buy his explanation

Conjugation
Conjugation of köpa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive köpa köpas
Supine köpt köpts
Imperative köp —
Imper. plural1 köpen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative köper köpte köps, köpes köptes
Ind. plural1 köpa köpte köpas köptes
Subjunctive2 köpe köpte köpes köptes
Participles
Present participle köpande
Past participle köpt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

See also

References

Volapük

Noun

köpa

  1. genitive singular of köp
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