lotta
lotta as a verb
Meaning
draw lots
In Swedish: låta slumpen avgöra, dra el. kasta lott
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att lotta | to draw lots |
|---|---|---|
| Present | lottar | jag lottar |
| Past | lottade | jag lottade |
| Supine | lottat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har lottat | jag har lottat |
| Past perfect | hade lottat | jag hade lottat |
| Future | ska lotta | or: kommer att lotta |
| Conditional | skulle lotta | jag skulle lotta |
| Imperative | lotta! | a command |
| Present participle | lottande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | lottad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | lottas |
|---|---|
| Present | lottas |
| Past | lottades |
| Supine | lottats |
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 lottar. See the four verb groups explained.
lotta as a noun(en lotta)
Meaning
lotta, member of the Women's Auxiliary Services
In Swedish: kvinna som arbetar inom en gren av det frivilliga försvaret (lottakåren)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en lotta |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | lottan |
| Plural, indefinite | lottor |
| Plural, definite | lottorna |
lotta is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor lotta, den stora lottan. Check another noun
Practise lotta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (lotta). Which is the past tense?
lotta in a sentence
- Vi lottade om vem som skulle börjaWe drew lots to decide who would go first
Expressions
- lotta ut (en bil)raffle off (a car)
Questions
What does lotta mean in English?
lotta means “draw lots”.
Is it en lotta or ett lotta?
It is en lotta, and “the lotta” is lottan.
What is the plural of lotta?
The plural of lotta is lottor, and the definite plural is lottorna.
What is the past tense of lotta?
The past tense of lotta is lottade (“jag lottade”). The supine is lottat, used in “jag har lottat”.
What is the present tense of lotta?
lottar, the same for every person: jag lottar, du lottar, vi lottar.
Similar words
låta slumpen avgöra
Origin
Noun: The organization Lotta Svärd in Finland formed in 1920, named after the fictional woman Lotta Svärd in Johan Ludvig Runeberg's poem The Tales of Ensign Stål (1848).
Nearby common words
lotta is number 6,007 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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