stöta

Swedish edit

stöt +‎ -a

stöta (present stöter, preterite stötte, supine stött, imperative stöt)

to make a short, sharp relatively straight-motion impact, like when using a pestle to pound, stubbing a toe, hitting someone with an elbow, or pushing someone away with a rapid motion of the hands; to hit, to pound, to knock, to stub, to push hard, etc.
to meet, to run into (stöta på, emphasis on på)
jag stötte på en bekant nere på stan
I ran into an old friend in town
(colloquial) to hit on (someone), to flirt with (someone) (stöta på, emphasis on stöta)
Synonyms: (colloquial) ragga på, flörta
(often in the present participle "stötande") to offend
använda stötande ord
use offensive/hurtful words

ta bort stötande kommentarer
remove offensive comments
to blow (an instrument, like a trumpet or a horn)

Conjugation of stöta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	stöta		stötas
Supine	stött		stötts
Imperative	stöt		—
Imper. plural¹	stöten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	stöter	stötte	stöts, stötes	stöttes
Ind. plural¹	stöta	stötte	stötas	stöttes
Subjunctive²	stöte	stötte	stötes	stöttes
	Participles
Present participle	stötande
Past participle	stött
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.