sköta

See also: skota and skotā

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skeyta (“to join, take care of”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²ɧøːˌta/

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Verb

sköta (present sköter, preterite skötte, supine skött, imperative sköt)

1. (sometimes followed by om) to manage to, to maintain, to care for, to nurse

   Nisse sköter finanserna

   Nisse manages the finances

   Patienten sköts av syster Bengt

   The patient is cared for by sister Bengt

2. (reflexive) to behave

   han kunde inte sköta sig

   he could not behave

   (literally, “he could not take care of himself”)

Usage notes

Bit more of a "care for" nuance when of people and followed by om. "Jag ska sköta om dig" (I will care for you) sounds better than "Jag ska sköta dig" (I will take care of/manage you, ish).

Conjugation

Conjugation of sköta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	sköta		skötas
Supine	skött		skötts
Imperative	sköt		—
Imper. plural1	sköten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	sköter	skötte	sköts, skötes	sköttes
Ind. plural1	sköta	skötte	skötas	sköttes
Subjunctive2	sköte	skötte	skötes	sköttes
	Participles
Present participle	skötande
Past participle	skött
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• missköta
• skötare
• skötebarn
• sköterska
• skötsam
• skötsel

See also

• skjuta
• sköte

Further reading

• sköta in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• köats, sökta, ökats