muta
muta as a verb
Meaning
bribe
In Swedish: ge mutor
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att muta | to bribe |
|---|---|---|
| Present | mutar | jag mutar |
| Past | mutade | jag mutade |
| Supine | mutat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har mutat | jag har mutat |
| Past perfect | hade mutat | jag hade mutat |
| Future | ska muta | or: kommer att muta |
| Conditional | skulle muta | jag skulle muta |
| Imperative | muta! | a command |
| Present participle | mutande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | mutad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | mutas |
|---|---|
| Present | mutas |
| Past | mutades |
| Supine | mutats |
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 mutar. See the four verb groups explained.
muta as a noun(en muta)
Meaning
bribe
In Swedish: gåva som man ger för att påverka någon till sin fördel
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en muta |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | mutan |
| Plural, indefinite | mutor |
| Plural, definite | mutorna |
muta is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor muta, den stora mutan. Check another noun
Practise muta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (muta). Which is the past tense?
Words built with muta
- mutförsök attempted bribe
Questions
What does muta mean in English?
muta means “bribe”.
Is it en muta or ett muta?
It is en muta, and “the bribe” is mutan.
What is the plural of muta?
The plural of muta is mutor, and the definite plural is mutorna.
What is the past tense of muta?
The past tense of muta is mutade (“jag mutade”). The supine is mutat, used in “jag har mutat”.
What is the present tense of muta?
mutar, the same for every person: jag mutar, du mutar, vi mutar.
Origin
From Old Swedish múta, from Old Norse múta.
Nearby common words
muta is number 2,887 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 2,883förste Lord
- 2,884haka to hook (attach with something hook-like), to get hooked (stuck on something hook-like, not figuratively)
- 2,885juli July
- 2,886puls pulse
- 2,888handske glove
- 2,889körkort a driver's license (document giving a person legal right to drive a type of motor vehicle)
- 2,890jisses alternative form of jösses
- 2,891jätte giant
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