blöta
blöta as a verb
Meaning
soak, wet
In Swedish: göra våt
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att blöta | to soak |
|---|---|---|
| Present | blöter | jag blöter |
| Past | blötte | jag blötte |
| Supine | blött | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har blött | jag har blött |
| Past perfect | hade blött | jag hade blött |
| Future | ska blöta | or: kommer att blöta |
| Conditional | skulle blöta | jag skulle blöta |
| Imperative | blöt! | a command |
| Present participle | blötande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | blött | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | blötas |
|---|---|
| Present | blöts |
| Past | blöttes |
| Supine | blötts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use blöter. See the four verb groups explained.
blöta as a noun(en blöta)
Meaning
downpour; soaking
In Swedish: regn, slask
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en blöta |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | blötan |
blöta is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor blöta, den stora blötan. Check another noun
Practise blöta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (blöta). Which is the past tense?
blöta in a sentence
- trasan blöts i varmt vattenthe cloth is soaked in hot water
Questions
What does blöta mean in English?
blöta means “soak, wet”.
Is it en blöta or ett blöta?
It is en blöta, and “the downpour” is blötan.
What is the past tense of blöta?
The past tense of blöta is blötte (“jag blötte”). The supine is blött, used in “jag har blött”.
What is the present tense of blöta?
blöter, the same for every person: jag blöter, du blöter, vi blöter.
Origin
From Old Swedish blø̄ta.
Nearby common words
blöta is number 6,075 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,071yes yes
- 6,072därav thereof, hence (as a result, for this reason)
- 6,073informerad informed, ombeds
- 6,074påbörjad initiated
- 6,076stökig messy
- 6,077fladdermus a bat; a nocturnal flying mammal, a promiscuous woman
- 6,078roller a cylindrical, rolling tool for applying paint
- 6,079iskallt in an ice-cold manner
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