sitta fast
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
sitta (“sit”) + fast (“fixed”)
Verb edit
sitta fast (present sitter fast, preterite satt fast, supine suttit fast, imperative sitt fast)
- to be stuck, to be firmly attached
- Jag sitter fast i kvicksanden
- I'm stuck in the quicksand
- Tavlan satt fast på väggen med en spik
- The painting was fixed to the wall with a nail
- Händerna sitter fast i armarna, och armarna sitter fast i axlarna
- The hands are attached (stuck) to the arms, and the arms are attached (stuck) to the shoulders
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of sitta (class 3 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sitta fast | — | ||
| Supine | suttit fast | — | ||
| Imperative | sitt fast | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | sitten fast | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | sitter fast | satt fast | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | sitta fast | sutto fast | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | sitte fast | sutte fast | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | — | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of sitta (class 5 strong, archaic)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sitta fast | — | ||
| Supine | sätit fast | — | ||
| Imperative | sitt fast | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | sitten fast | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | sitter fast | satt fast | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | sitta fast | såto fast | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | sitte fast | såte fast | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | — | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||