brotta
Norwegian Bokmål
editAlternative forms
editNoun
editbrotta n
Norwegian Nynorsk
editNoun
editbrotta n
Swedish
editVerb
editbrotta (present brottar, preterite brottade, supine brottat, imperative brotta)
- (usually with ner (“down”)) to wrestle (to the ground)
- Han brottade ner honom
- He wrestled him to the ground
Usage notes
editSee also the deponent verb brottas. "Nisse brottas" means "Nisse wrestles" rather than "Nisse is wrestled."
Conjugation
editConjugation of brotta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | brotta | brottas | ||
Supine | brottat | brottats | ||
Imperative | brotta | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | brotten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | brottar | brottade | brottas | brottades |
Ind. plural1 | brotta | brottade | brottas | brottades |
Subjunctive2 | brotte | brottade | brottes | brottades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | brottande | |||
Past participle | brottad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
editReferences
edit- brotta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- brotta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- brotta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)