trotsa
Meaning
defy
In Swedish: göra öppet motstånd mot, sätta sig upp emot
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att trotsa | to defy |
|---|---|---|
| Present | trotsar | jag trotsar |
| Past | trotsade | jag trotsade |
| Supine | trotsat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har trotsat | jag har trotsat |
| Past perfect | hade trotsat | jag hade trotsat |
| Future | ska trotsa | or: kommer att trotsa |
| Conditional | skulle trotsa | jag skulle trotsa |
| Imperative | trotsa! | a command |
| Present participle | trotsande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | trotsad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | trotsas |
|---|---|
| Present | trotsas |
| Past | trotsades |
| Supine | trotsats |
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 trotsar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise trotsa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (trotsa). Which is the past tense?
trotsa in a sentence
- allmänheten trotsade förbudetthe public defied the ban
Expressions
- (ordningen i hans rum) trotsar all beskrivning(the state of his room) defies description
Questions
What does trotsa mean in English?
trotsa means “defy”.
What is the past tense of trotsa?
The past tense of trotsa is trotsade (“jag trotsade”). The supine is trotsat, used in “jag har trotsat”.
What is the present tense of trotsa?
trotsar, the same for every person: jag trotsar, du trotsar, vi trotsar.
Similar words
trilskas
Origin
Likely from Middle Low German trotzen.
Nearby common words
trotsa is number 4,193 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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