kila runt hörnet

Swedish

Etymology

Literally "scurry around the corner."

Verb

kila runt hörnet (present kilar runt hörnet, preterite kilade runt hörnet, supine kilat runt hörnet, imperative kila runt hörnet)

1. (euphemistic, humorous) to kick the bucket; to die

Conjugation

Conjugation of kila (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kila runt hörnet		kilas runt hörnet
Supine	kilat runt hörnet		kilats runt hörnet
Imperative	kila runt hörnet		—
Imper. plural1	kilen runt hörnet		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kilar runt hörnet	kilade runt hörnet	kilas runt hörnet	kilades runt hörnet
Ind. plural1	kila runt hörnet	kilade runt hörnet	kilas runt hörnet	kilades runt hörnet
Subjunctive2	kile runt hörnet	kilade runt hörnet	kiles runt hörnet	kilades runt hörnet
	Participles
Present participle	—
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• gå till de sälla jaktmarkerna (“go to the happy hunting ground”)
• ta ner skylten (“take down the sign”)
• trilla av pinn (“fall off the perch”)