Swedish verb

brotta

to wrestle (to the ground)

Meaning

to wrestle (to the ground)

Conjugation

Conjugation of brotta (wrestle)
Infinitive	att brotta	to wrestle
Present	brottar	jag brottar
Past	brottade	jag brottade
Supine	brottat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har brottat	jag har brottat
Past perfect	hade brottat	jag hade brottat
Future	ska brotta	or: kommer att brotta
Conditional	skulle brotta	jag skulle brotta
Imperative	brotta!	a command
Present participle	brottande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	brottad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of brotta
Infinitive	brottas
Present	brottas
Past	brottades
Supine	brottats

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 brottar. See the four verb groups explained.

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brotta in a sentence

Han brottade ner honom
He wrestled him to the ground

Questions

What does brotta mean in English?

brotta means “to wrestle (to the ground)”.

What is the past tense of brotta?

The past tense of brotta is brottade (“jag brottade”). The supine is brottat, used in “jag har brottat”.

What is the present tense of brotta?

brottar, the same for every person: jag brottar, du brottar, vi brottar.

Origin

From Old Swedish brōta, brūta; ablaut of bryta, from Old Norse briúta.

Nearby common words

brotta is number 8,666 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

8,662stubb stubble
8,663genomförd carried out, accomplished
8,664vattenfall a waterfall
8,665korva crease, wrinkle
8,667pysa hiss, go
8,668torterad tortured
8,669tjockare thicker
8,670alf alternative spelling of alv (“elf”)

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