blotta
blotta as a verb
Meaning
bare; uncover; expose
In Swedish: göra bar; avslöja
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att blotta | to bare |
|---|---|---|
| Present | blottar | jag blottar |
| Past | blottade | jag blottade |
| Supine | blottat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har blottat | jag har blottat |
| Past perfect | hade blottat | jag hade blottat |
| Future | ska blotta | or: kommer att blotta |
| Conditional | skulle blotta | jag skulle blotta |
| Imperative | blotta! | a command |
| Present participle | blottande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | blottad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | blottas |
|---|---|
| Present | blottas |
| Past | blottades |
| Supine | blottats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use blottar. See the four verb groups explained.
blotta as an adjective
Meaning
mere
In Swedish: bara, enbart
blotta as a noun(en blotta)
Meaning
opening (an opportunity or vulnerable area)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en blotta |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | blottan |
| Plural, indefinite | blottor |
| Plural, definite | blottorna |
blotta is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor blotta, den stora blottan. Check another noun
Practise blotta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (blotta). Which is the past tense?
blotta in a sentence
- blotta sin okunnighetexpose one's ignorance
- hunden morrade och blottade tändernathe dog growled and bared its teeth
- komma undan med blotta förskräckelsenescape by the skin of one's teeth
- se med blotta ögatsee with the naked eye
- blotta misstanken är tillräckligthe thought itself is enough
Questions
What does blotta mean in English?
blotta means “bare, uncover”.
Is it en blotta or ett blotta?
It is en blotta, and “the opening” is blottan.
What is the plural of blotta?
The plural of blotta is blottor, and the definite plural is blottorna.
What is the past tense of blotta?
The past tense of blotta is blottade (“jag blottade”). The supine is blottat, used in “jag har blottat”.
What is the present tense of blotta?
blottar, the same for every person: jag blottar, du blottar, vi blottar.
Origin
From Old Swedish blotta, equivalent to blott (“exposed”) + -a.
Nearby common words
blotta is number 4,950 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,946grundläggande basic, fundamental
- 4,947felaktig mis-, incorrect
- 4,948femma five, fiver
- 4,949konspiration conspiracy
- 4,951hejda stop, check
- 4,952insikt insight
- 4,953växla vary, change
- 4,954bakterie germ, bacterium
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