sitta inne
Swedish
Verb
sitta inne (present sitter inne, preterite satt inne, supine suttit inne, imperative sitt inne)
- to be in prison as a convict
- Han sitter inne för kopparstöld ― He's in for copper theft
- (of a person) to spend (too much) time indoors
- Sluta sitta inne och kom ut! ― Stop lurking at home and come out!
- (with med or på) to be in possession of (something valuable, often knowledge or information)
- Han sitter inne med informationen vi behöver ― He has the information we need
Conjugation
Conjugation of sitta inne (class 3 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sitta inne | — | ||
| Supine | suttit inne | — | ||
| Imperative | sitt inne | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | sitten inne | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | sitter inne | satt inne | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | sitta inne | sutto inne | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | sitte inne | sutte inne | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | — | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of sitta inne (class 5 strong, archaic)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sitta inne | — | ||
| Supine | sätit inne | — | ||
| Imperative | sitt inne | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | sitten inne | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | sitter inne | satt inne | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | sitta inne | såto inne | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | sitte inne | såte inne | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | — | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- inne sitta inne in Svensk ordbok (SO)