gotta

See also: gôtta

English

Alternative forms

gotsta

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑtə/, [ˈɡɑɾə]
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɒtə/, [ˈɡɒʔə]
(Boston, New England) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʌtə/, /ˈɡɒtə/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɑtə, -ɒtə, -ʌtə

Contraction

gotta

(informal, colloquial) Contraction of have got to (“have to; must”).
I gotta learn this for my exam.
(informal, colloquial) Contraction of got a.
- 2009, The Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling
  I gotta feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:gotta.

Anagrams

got at

Finnish

Noun

gotta

abessive singular of go

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin gutta.

Noun

gotta f (plural gotte)

gout

Derived terms

ingottito

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gotta

inflection of gottare:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Gatto, gatto

Portuguese

Noun

gotta f (plural gottas)

Obsolete spelling of gota

Romansch

Alternative forms

(Rumantsch Grischun) gutta
(Sursilvan) guota
(Sutsilvan) guta
(Puter, Vallader) guotta
(Puter) aguotta

Etymology

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Noun

gotta f (plural gottas)

(carpentry, Surmiran) nail

Swedish

Verb

gotta (present gottar, preterite gottade, supine gottat, imperative gotta)

(reflexive) to enjoy oneself (often in a gloating manner)
Han gottade sig åt rivalens dundertabbe
He gloated over his rivals' massive blunder

Conjugation

Conjugation of gotta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	gotta		—
Supine	gottat		—
Imperative	gotta		—
Imper. plural¹	gotten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	gottar	gottade	—	—
Ind. plural¹	gotta	gottade	—	—
Subjunctive²	gotte	gottade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	gottande
Past participle	—
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

gotta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)