smöra
Swedish
editEtymology
editVerb
editsmöra (present smörar, preterite smörade, supine smörat, imperative smöra)
- (colloquial) to flatter; to suck up
- Han smörade för chefen
- He sucked up to his boss
- to butter (a baking sheet or the like)
Usage notes
edit- The target of the sucking up follows the preposition för.
- Idiomatically, breda (or more commonly the apocopic form bre) is used rather than smöra for buttering a sandwich. In an expanded sense, "att bre en macka/smörgås" also means to make a (buttered) sandwich, including adding any toppings or fillings.
Conjugation
editConjugation of smöra (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | smöra | smöras | ||
Supine | smörat | smörats | ||
Imperative | smöra | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | smören | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | smörar | smörade | smöras | smörades |
Ind. plural1 | smöra | smörade | smöras | smörades |
Subjunctive2 | smöre | smörade | smöres | smörades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | smörande | |||
Past participle | smörad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |