omkullkasta
Swedish
Alternative forms
- kullkasta
Etymology
omkull (“over”) + kasta (“throw”)
Verb
omkullkasta (present omkullkastar, preterite omkullkastade, supine omkullkastat, imperative omkullkasta)
- to thwart, to foil, to upend
- Picknickplanerna omkullkastades av stormen
- The picnic plans were upended by the storm
- Synonym: omintetgöra
Conjugation
Conjugation of omkullkasta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | omkullkasta | omkullkastas | ||
| Supine | omkullkastat | omkullkastats | ||
| Imperative | omkullkasta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | omkullkasten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | omkullkastar | omkullkastade | omkullkastas | omkullkastades |
| Ind. plural1 | omkullkasta | omkullkastade | omkullkastas | omkullkastades |
| Subjunctive2 | omkullkaste | omkullkastade | omkullkastes | omkullkastades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | omkullkastande | |||
| Past participle | omkullkastad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- omkullkasta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- omkullkasta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)