Stoppade

Stoppade is a Swedish word with several related uses. It is the past tense form of the verb stoppa, meaning to stop, to block, or to interrupt, and it can also function as the past participle or adjective form in plural when describing something that has been stopped, blocked, or stuffed. The exact meaning depends on context and sentence structure.

As a finite verb, stoppade expresses a completed action in the past. Examples include “Hon stoppade bilen” (she stopped the car) and “Polisen stoppade trafiken” (the police stopped the traffic). It can also appear in passive constructions such as “Bilen stoppades av polisen” (the car was stopped by the police).

As a past participle or adjective, stoppade can describe plural nouns that have been stopped or stuffed, depending on context. For example, “stoppade kuddar” can mean cushions that have been stuffed (as the result of stuffing), while “bilarna är stoppade” would indicate the cars are stopped. The corresponding singular form is stoppad, used for a single noun, for example “den stoppade bilen.”

Etymologically, stoppade derives from the Swedish verb stoppa, which shares roots with related Germanic languages and conveys senses of stopping, blocking, or stuffing. In modern Swedish, the word appears in everyday actions (to stop something) as well as in descriptions of objects that have been filled or impeded.

In usage notes, stoppade is typically a standard past tense form for verbs and a common plural past participle when functioning as an adjective. The choice between senses—stopping an action vs. describing a stopped or stuffed object—depends on nearby words and the overall sentence meaning.