smita
Meaning
run away; make off; shirk; evade; dodge; leave
In Swedish: avlägsna sig omärkligt, smyga iväg
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att smita | to run away |
|---|---|---|
| Present | smiter | jag smiter |
| Past | smet | jag smet |
| Supine | smitit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har smitit | jag har smitit |
| Past perfect | hade smitit | jag hade smitit |
| Future | ska smita | or: kommer att smita |
| Conditional | skulle smita | jag skulle smita |
| Imperative | smit! | a command |
| Present participle | smitande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | smiten | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | smitas |
|---|---|
| Present | smits |
| Past | smets |
| Supine | smitits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use smiter. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise smita
1 / 2Yesterday I … (smita). Which is the past tense?
smita in a sentence
- smita undanslip away
- pojkarna smet ut genom bakdörrenthe boys slipped out of the back door
- smita ifrån sitt ansvarshirk responsibility
- Du ska ha rast nu, men hinner jag smita på toaletten innan?You're due for a break now, but do I have time to nip to the toilet first?
- Kan du smita ner till butiken och köpa mjölk?Can you pop down to the shop and buy some milk?
Questions
What does smita mean in English?
smita means “run away, make off”.
What is the past tense of smita?
The past tense of smita is smet (“jag smet”). The supine is smitit, used in “jag har smitit”.
What is the present tense of smita?
smiter, the same for every person: jag smiter, du smiter, vi smiter.
Origin
From Old Norse smíta, from Proto-Germanic *smītaną (“to cast, smear”), from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (“to smear”).
Nearby common words
smita is number 3,025 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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