ge fan
See also: gefan
Swedish
editEtymology
editLiterally "give the devil."
Verb
editge fan (present ger fan, preterite gav fan, supine gett fan, imperative ge fan)
- (vulgar, imperative) hands off, refrain from, stop
- Ge fan!
- Stop doing that!
- Ge fan i godiset!
- Hands off the candy!
- Ge fan i att sjunga vid tretiden på morgonen!
- Don't bloody sing at three in the morning!
- (vulgar) to not care about
- Synonym: skita i
- Jag ger fan i vad de tycker
- I don't give a shit about what they think
Usage notes
edit- Rude, especially in the imperative.
- Uses the preposition i.
Conjugation
editConjugation of ge (class 5 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ge fan | ges fan | ||
| Supine | gett fan | getts fan | ||
| Imperative | ge fan | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | gen fan | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | ger fan | gav fan | ges fan | gavs fan |
| Ind. plural1 | ge fan | gåvo fan | ges fan | gåvos fan |
| Subjunctive2 | ge fan | gåve fan | ges fan | gåves fan |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | — | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||