kila runt hörnet
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Literally "scurry around the corner."
Verb edit
kila runt hörnet (present kilar runt hörnet, preterite kilade runt hörnet, supine kilat runt hörnet, imperative kila runt hörnet)
- (euphemistic, humorous) to kick the bucket; to die
Conjugation edit
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 edit
- 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”)