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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)