sluta

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sleutaną.

Verb

slūta

1. to lock

Conjugation

Conjugation of sluta (strong class 2)

indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	slūte	slāt
2nd person singular	slūt(e)st	slāt(e)st
3rd person singular	slūt(e)th	slāt
plural	slūtath	sleten
subjunctive	present	past
singular	slūte	slete
plural	slūte(n)	slete(n)
imperative
singular	slūt
plural	slūtath
participle	present	past
	slūtande	(e)sleten

Descendants

• Saterland Frisian: sluute
• West Frisian: slute

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Verb

sluta

1. to stop (come to an end)
2. to quit (e.g. school, a job or a habit)
3. to cease doing something

   Sluta skrika!

   Stop screaming!

4. to finish; to have as a result (from a competition)

   Hon slutade på andra plats i tävlingen.

   She finished as runner-up in the competition.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sluta

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	sluta	—
Present tense	slutar	—
Past tense	slutade	—
Supine	slutat	—
Imperative	sluta	—
Present participle	slutande
Past participle	slutad

Derived terms

• avsluta
• sluta upp

Antonyms

• (stop): börja, påbörja
• (quit): börja

Synonyms

• (stop): upphöra

Verb

sluta

1. to close, to shut; to obstruct an opening
2. to connect the ends of a curve so that it no longer has any beginning nor end
3. (reflexive) to retract within oneself; to reduce one's connections with other people
4. to strike (a deal)

   De slöt en överenskommelse om att fortsätta förhandlingarna.

   They struck a deal about continuing the negotiations.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sluta

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	sluta	slutas
Present tense	sluter	sluts, slutes
Past tense	slöt	slöts
Supine	slutit	slutits
Imperative	slut	—
Present participle	slutande
Past participle	sluten

Derived terms

• besluta
• försluta
• innesluta
• sammansluten
• sluta fred
• sluta sig samman
• sluta upp
• tillsluta

Antonyms

• (close): öppna, öppna upp
• (retract): öppna sig

Synonyms

• (close): stänga
• (retract within oneself): dra sig tillbaka