skaffa
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German schaffen, compare with German schaffen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
skaffa (present tense skaffar, past tense skaffa, past participle skaffa, passive infinitive skaffast, present participle skaffande, imperative skaffa/skaff)
- to get, acquire, procure
- Kan du reisa til byen og skaffa meg noko fint å ha på meg til festen?
- Can you go to town and get me something nice to wear for the party?
References edit
- “skaffa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish skaffa, from Middle High German schaffen, from Old High German scaffan (from scepfen, from Proto-West Germanic *skappjan. Cognate with Old Swedish skepja (see Swedish skapa)).
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
skaffa (present skaffar, preterite skaffade, supine skaffat, imperative skaffa)
- to get, to acquire, to procure
- skaffa ny dator
- get a new computer
- skaffa en tatuering
- get a tattoo
- skaffa fram uppgifter
- obtain information
- to deal with (someone or something)
- Synonym: befatta sig
- Jag vill inte ha med honom att skaffa
- I want nothing to do with him
- Han ska få med mig att skaffa
- He will have to deal with me
- (nautical) to eat
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of skaffa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | skaffa | skaffas | ||
| Supine | skaffat | skaffats | ||
| Imperative | skaffa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | skaffen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | skaffar | skaffade | skaffas | skaffades |
| Ind. plural1 | skaffa | skaffade | skaffas | skaffades |
| Subjunctive2 | skaffe | skaffade | skaffes | skaffades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | skaffande | |||
| Past participle | skaffad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||