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nounverb

en trappa

stair

En rad steg som man går upp eller ner på för att komma mellan olika våningar eller höjder.

Definition & meaning

Trappa is most commonly a noun meaning a staircase or a flight of stairs. It can also refer to a floor reached by stairs, as in “one floor up.”

As a verb, trappa usually appears with a particle and means to increase or decrease something gradually.

Grammar & Word origin

  • Noun: en trappa; plural: trappor. The definite singular is trappan.
  • Verb: att trappa; present: trappar; past: trappade.

The noun is related to Germanic words associated with stepping or treading.

Synonyms & antonyms

  • trapphus means “stairwell”: the space containing a staircase, rather than the staircase itself.
  • stege means “ladder.” It also provides a way up or down, but is not a staircase.

There is no direct antonym for the noun.

Common phrases & collocations

  • en trappa upp — one floor up.
  • gå i trappor — to walk up or down stairs.
  • trappa upp — to step up or escalate gradually.
  • trappa ner — to reduce or wind down gradually.

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Examples

Hon går upp för trappan.noun

She is walking up the stairs.

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