häfta

See also: hafta and háfta

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hæpta, from Old Norse hepta, from Proto-Germanic *haftijaną. Cognate with Danish hæfte, Norwegian Norwegian hefta, Icelandic hepta, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍆𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (haftjan), Old Saxon heftian, hehtian, Middle Low German and Dutch hechten, and German heften.

Verb

häfta (present häftar, preterite häftade, supine häftat, imperative häfta)

  1. to stick (together), to attach, to adhere
  2. to sew (in bookbinding)
  3. to staple (with a stapler)

Usage notes
  • With regards to traditional bookbinding, häfta refers to the sewing with thread through the folds of the signatures, whereas attaching the hard cover is binda in (“to bind”), thus the distinction between a book that is häftad (“soft bound”) and one that is inbunden (“hard bound”).

Conjugation
Conjugation of häfta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive häfta häftas
Supine häftat häftats
Imperative häfta —
Imper. plural1 häften —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative häftar häftade häftas häftades
Ind. plural1 häfta häftade häftas häftades
Subjunctive2 häfte häftade häftes häftades
Participles
Present participle häftande
Past participle häftad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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