storhandla
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Compound of stor (“big, large”) + handla (“buy, shop”), attested since 1965.
Verb edit
storhandla (present storhandlar, preterite storhandlade, supine storhandlat, imperative storhandla)
- to perform one or several extensive purchases, especially groceries; to make a larger shopping trip (usually as a weekly or biweekly occurrence or before a major holiday)
- Synonym: veckohandla (“to go on a weekly shopping trip”)
- Coordinate term: helghandla (“to shop on a weekend or before a holiday”)
- 24 Oct 2007, Maria Carlqvist, “Storhandla rätt – spara tusenlappar [Shop right - save thousands]”, in Aftonbladet[1]:
- Hon storhandlar varannan vecka, oftast inför storfamiljsveckorna, och kompletterar bara med köp av färskvaror under mellanperioden. […] Och acceptera faktum. Allt går inte att storhandla. Mjölk, frukt och grönsaker blir lätt för gamla. […] Storhandlar: i Arninge samt kompletteringshandlar i lokala butiker.
- She goes on larger shopping trips every other week, usually before the extended family weeks, and only supplements with the purchase of fresh produce during the intervening period. […] And accept the fact. Not everything can be bought in large quantities. Milk, fruit and vegetables easily become too old. […] Goes on larger shopping trips: in Arninge and supplementary purchases in local stores.
- 2016 July 5, Agnes Aronsson, “Fastan är över – nu börjar firandet [The fast is over - now the celebration begins]”, in SR P4 Kalmar[2]:
- Man märker att folk börjar storhandla inför Eid. Grönsaker är slut, halalkött är slut, säger han.
- You notice that people go on a shopping frenzy before Eid. Vegetables are gone, halal meat is gone, he says.
- 2018 November 6, Joakim Arstad Djurberg, “Black Friday är bara början – därför får vi snart ännu flera handelsdagar [Black Friday is just the beginning - why we will soon have even more shopping days]”, in Computer Sweden:
- Just när Black Friday satt sig ska svenskarna lära sig storhandla reaprylar på Singles Day.
- Just when Black Friday sat down, the Swedes will learn to shop big for stuff on sale at Singles Day.
- 2020 August 4, Sara Moll, “Rekordvecka för handeln i Töcksfors efter gränsöppningen [Record week for trade in Töcksfors after the border opening]”, in SVT Nyheter Värmland[3]:
- Nu har norrmännen återvänt till gränsorterna för att storhandla.
- Now the Norwegians have returned to the border towns for large shopping trips.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of storhandla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | storhandla | storhandlas | ||
| Supine | storhandlat | storhandlats | ||
| Imperative | storhandla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | storhandlen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | storhandlar | storhandlade | storhandlas | storhandlades |
| Ind. plural1 | storhandla | storhandlade | storhandlas | storhandlades |
| Subjunctive2 | storhandle | storhandlade | storhandles | storhandlades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | storhandlande | |||
| Past participle | storhandlad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms edit
- storhandling (as noun)
- storhandlare (as person)