svikta

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Alternative forms edit

sviktet

Verb edit

svikta

inflection of svikte:
1. simple past
2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Low German swichten.

Alternative forms edit

svikte

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsʋikta/

Verb edit

svikta (present tense sviktar, past tense svikta, past participle svikta, passive infinitive sviktast, present participle sviktande, imperative svikta/svikt)

to fail, give in; break
Grunnen under oss sviktar.
The ground beneath us is giving in.
to betray

Synonyms edit

(give in): gje etter
(betray): svika/svike

Related terms edit

svikt

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

svikta f

definite singular of svikt

References edit

“svikta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish edit

Verb edit

svikta (present sviktar, preterite sviktade, supine sviktat, imperative svikta)

to bend (or compress, etc.) sharply and then regain shape (of for example a springboard)
to bend and nearly give way (of for example a bridge)
(figuratively) to falter, to fail
sviktande mod
faltering courage

sviktande hälsa
failing health

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of svikta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	svikta		sviktas
Supine	sviktat		sviktats
Imperative	svikta		—
Imper. plural¹	svikten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	sviktar	sviktade	sviktas	sviktades
Ind. plural¹	svikta	sviktade	sviktas	sviktades
Subjunctive²	svikte	sviktade	sviktes	sviktades
	Participles
Present participle	sviktande
Past participle	—
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms edit

svikt