trubba
Swedish
Verb
trubba (present trubbar, preterite trubbade, supine trubbat, imperative trubba)
- to blunt, to dull (make not sharp)
- Kroken hade trubbats (av) mot sjöns stenbotten
- The hook had been blunted by the rocky bottom of the lake
- (figuratively) to blunt, to numb, to desensitize (make less sensitive, sharp, or the like)
- Synonym: avtrubba
- Allt våld man ser gör att man till slut trubbas av
- All the violence you see eventually makes you numb ("does so that one eventually is blunted")
- Sömnbristen hade trubbat av omdömet
- Lack of sleep had clouded her judgment
Usage notes
- Usually with av (“off”).
- Usually figurative.
Conjugation
Conjugation of trubba (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | trubba | trubbas | ||
Supine | trubbat | trubbats | ||
Imperative | trubba | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | trubben | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | trubbar | trubbade | trubbas | trubbades |
Ind. plural1 | trubba | trubbade | trubbas | trubbades |
Subjunctive2 | trubbe | trubbade | trubbes | trubbades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | trubbande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
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