strunta i
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
By surface analysis, strunt (“nonsense”) + -a + i (“in”). Perhaps originally euphemistic for skita i. See strunt.
Verb edit
strunta i (present struntar i, preterite struntade i, supine struntat i, imperative strunta i)
- to not care about, to ignore, to skip
- Synonyms: (vulgar) skita i, (skip) skippa
- Antonym: bry sig om
- Jag struntar i hans åsikter
- I don't care about his opinions
- Jag struntade i läxorna
- I ignored my homework
- Vädret var dåligt, så vi struntade i att grilla
- The weather was poor, so we skipped barbequing
- Han kände sig trött, så han struntade i efterfesten
- He felt tired, so he skipped the afterparty
Usage notes edit
Not a particle verb, but strunta always appears with the preposition i. The stress is on strunta.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of strunta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | strunta i | — | ||
| Supine | struntat i | — | ||
| Imperative | strunta i | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | strunten i | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | struntar i | struntade i | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | strunta i | struntade i | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | strunte i | struntade i | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | — | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||