stötta
stötta as a verb
Meaning
support
In Swedish: stöder
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att stötta | to support |
|---|---|---|
| Present | stöttar | jag stöttar |
| Past | stöttade | jag stöttade |
| Supine | stöttat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har stöttat | jag har stöttat |
| Past perfect | hade stöttat | jag hade stöttat |
| Future | ska stötta | or: kommer att stötta |
| Conditional | skulle stötta | jag skulle stötta |
| Imperative | stötta! | a command |
| Present participle | stöttande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | stöttad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | stöttas |
|---|---|
| Present | stöttas |
| Past | stöttades |
| Supine | stöttats |
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 stöttar. See the four verb groups explained.
stötta as a noun(en stötta)
Meaning
support; prop
In Swedish: stöd
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en stötta |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | stöttan |
| Plural, indefinite | stöttor |
| Plural, definite | stöttorna |
stötta is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor stötta, den stora stöttan. Check another noun
Practise stötta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (stötta). Which is the past tense?
stötta in a sentence
- familjen har stöttat mig i mitt arbetemy family has supported me in my work
- Jag stöttar dig vad du än gör!I'll support you whatever you do!
Words built with stötta
- betongstötta concrete support
Questions
What does stötta mean in English?
stötta means “support”.
Is it en stötta or ett stötta?
It is en stötta, and “the support” is stöttan.
What is the plural of stötta?
The plural of stötta is stöttor, and the definite plural is stöttorna.
What is the past tense of stötta?
The past tense of stötta is stöttade (“jag stöttade”). The supine is stöttat, used in “jag har stöttat”.
What is the present tense of stötta?
stöttar, the same for every person: jag stöttar, du stöttar, vi stöttar.
Similar words
stödjastaga
Origin
From stöd (“support”).
Nearby common words
stötta is number 1,935 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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