fläcka
Swedish
Etymology
From fläck (“stain, spot”) + -a.
Verb
fläcka (present fläckar, preterite fläckade, supine fläckat, imperative fläcka)
- (often with ner) to stain (usually so as to make dirty)
- Jag fläckade ner tröjan
- I stained my shirt
- (often with ner, figuratively) to tarnish
- Skandalen hade fläckat ner han rykte
- The scandal had tarnished his reputation
Conjugation
Conjugation of fläcka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | fläcka | fläckas | ||
| Supine | fläckat | fläckats | ||
| Imperative | fläcka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | fläcken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | fläckar | fläckade | fläckas | fläckades |
| Ind. plural1 | fläcka | fläckade | fläckas | fläckades |
| Subjunctive2 | fläcke | fläckade | fläckes | fläckades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | fläckande | |||
| Past participle | fläckad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- fläcka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- fläcka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- fläcka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)