spotta
Meaning
spit
In Swedish: stöta ut (saliv) ur munnen
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att spotta | to spit |
|---|---|---|
| Present | spottar | jag spottar |
| Past | spottade | jag spottade |
| Supine | spottat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har spottat | jag har spottat |
| Past perfect | hade spottat | jag hade spottat |
| Future | ska spotta | or: kommer att spotta |
| Conditional | skulle spotta | jag skulle spotta |
| Imperative | spotta! | a command |
| Present participle | spottande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | spottad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | spottas |
|---|---|
| Present | spottas |
| Past | spottades |
| Supine | spottats |
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 spottar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise spotta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (spotta). Which is the past tense?
spotta in a sentence
- fabriken spottar fram en ny bil i minutenthe factory is spitting out a new car every minute
Questions
What does spotta mean in English?
spotta means “spit”.
What is the past tense of spotta?
The past tense of spotta is spottade (“jag spottade”). The supine is spottat, used in “jag har spottat”.
What is the present tense of spotta?
spottar, the same for every person: jag spottar, du spottar, vi spottar.
Similar words
loska
Origin
From Old Swedish spotta, from Proto-Germanic *spuþþōną.
Nearby common words
spotta is number 2,970 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 2,966go good, alternative form of god (chiefly of taste)
- 2,967ty to cling to, to turn to [someone/something] for protection or comfort.
- 2,968blyg timid, shy
- 2,969konsert concert
- 2,971sekreterare secretary
- 2,972handlägga process, handle
- 2,973gottgöra make up for, make good, remedy, compensate
- 2,974stabil stable
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