sätta
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Swedish sætia, from Old Norse setja, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną.
PronunciationEdit
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VerbEdit
sätta (present sätter, preterite satte, supine satt, imperative sätt)
- (reflexive) to sit; to move oneself into a sitting position
- Sätt dig upp.
- Sit up.
- to put or place; to make to stick or adhere to
- to set; to put something (in particular, something immovable)
- Du kan sätta skålen på bordet.
- You could set the bowl on the table.
- to set or adjust; to choose a setting
- to set; to assign work to
- Läraren satte sina elever på att läsa romanen över helgen.
- The teacher set his students to read the novel over the weekend.
- to set; to arrange; to prepare a text for printing
- to plant certain plants, such as potatoes or onions
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of sätta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | sätta | sättas | ||
Supine | satt | satts | ||
Imperative | sätt | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | sätter | satte | sätts, sättes | sattes |
Indicative plural1 | sätta | satte | sättas | sattes |
Subjunctive2 | sätte | satte | sättes | sattes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | sättande | |||
Past participle | satt | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
SynonymsEdit
- (set, put): ställa (in many cases)
- (adjust): ställa
- (prepare for printing): typsätta
- (plant): plantera, så
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Westrobothnian: sett’
See alsoEdit
- put