gråta

See also: grata, gráta, and gratà

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse gráta, from Proto-Germanic *grētaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁d-.

Verb

gråta

1. to cry, to weep

Inflection

Conjugation of gråta — active

infinitive	gråta
present participle	gråtend
supine	gräteð
indicative	present	past
1st singular	gråt	grit
2nd singular	gråt	grit
3rd singular	gråt	grit
1st plural	gråtum	gritum
2nd plural	gråtið	gritið
3rd plural	gråta	gritu
imperative	present
2nd singular	gråt
1st plural	gråtum
2nd plural	gråtið

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• gråte

Etymology

From Old Norse gráta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡroːtɑ/

Verb

gråta (present tense græt, past tense gret, past participle gråte, passive infinitive gråtast, present participle gråtande, imperative gråt)

1. cry, weep, shed tears

   Denne boka fekk meg til å gråta.

   This book made me cry.

Synonyms

• grina
• fella tårer
• skrika (dialectal)

Related terms

• gråt (noun)

References

• “gråta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

en gråtande flicka [a crying girl]

Etymology

From Old Swedish grāta, from Old Norse gráta, from Proto-Germanic *grētaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁d-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡroːˌta/

• Audio:

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Verb

gråta (present gråter, preterite grät, supine gråtit, imperative gråt)

1. to cry, to weep

   Jag grät när min kanin dog

   I cried when my rabbit died

   Varför gråter du?

   Why are you crying?

Conjugation

Conjugation of gråta (class 7 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	gråta		gråtas
Supine	gråtit		gråtits
Imperative	gråt		—
Imper. plural1	gråten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	gråter	grät	gråts, gråtes	gräts
Ind. plural1	gråta	gräto	gråtas	grätos
Subjunctive2	gråte	gräte	gråtes	grätes
	Participles
Present participle	gråtande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• grina

Derived terms

• gråta ut
• storgråta

Related terms

• gråt
• gråterska

See also

• böla
• ledsen (“sad”)
• lipa
• snyfta (“sob”)
• tjuta
• yla

References

• gråta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gråta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gråta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• tågar