kötta
Swedish
Etymology
kött (“meat”) + -a
Verb
kötta (present köttar, preterite köttade, supine köttat, imperative kötta)
- (slang) to go at something with great (destructive) power
- Kolla så han köttar med yxan! Kroppsdelar flyger överallt!
- Look at him wreck havoc with the axe! There's body parts flying everywhere!
Conjugation
Conjugation of kötta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kötta | köttas | ||
| Supine | köttat | köttats | ||
| Imperative | kötta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | kötten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | köttar | köttade | köttas | köttades |
| Ind. plural1 | kötta | köttade | köttas | köttades |
| Subjunctive2 | kötte | köttade | köttes | köttades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | köttande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
See also
- meja ner (“mow down”)
References
- kötta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)