killgissa
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From kille (“guy”) + gissa (“guess”), literally "guy-guess." Officially recognized by Språkrådet (Swedish Language Council) in 2017, but used as a slang word for some years. [1]
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
killgissa (present killgissar, preterite killgissade, supine killgissat, imperative killgissa)
- to sound like knowing what one is talking about, but actually guessing
- Han killgissar bara ― He's just "guy-guessing"
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of killgissa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | killgissa | killgissas | ||
| Supine | killgissat | killgissats | ||
| Imperative | killgissa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | killgissen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | killgissar | killgissade | killgissas | killgissades |
| Ind. plural1 | killgissa | killgissade | killgissas | killgissades |
| Subjunctive2 | killgisse | killgissade | killgisses | killgissades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | killgissande | |||
| Past participle | killgissad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||