svikta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

sviktet

Verb

svikta

inflection of svikte:
1. simple past
2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German swichten.

Alternative forms

svikte

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsʋikta/

Verb

svikta (present tense sviktar, past tense svikta, past participle svikta, passive infinitive sviktast, present participle sviktande, imperative svikta/svikt)

to fail, give in; break
Grunnen under oss sviktar.
The ground beneath us is giving in.
to betray

Synonyms

(give in): gje etter
(betray): svika/svike

Related terms

svikt

Etymology 2

Noun

svikta f

definite singular of svikt

References

“svikta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Verb

svikta (present sviktar, preterite sviktade, supine sviktat, imperative svikta)

to bend (or compress, etc.) sharply and then regain shape (of for example a springboard)
to bend and nearly give way (of for example a bridge)
(figuratively) to falter, to fail
sviktande mod
faltering courage

sviktande hälsa
failing health

Conjugation

Conjugation of svikta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	svikta		sviktas
Supine	sviktat		sviktats
Imperative	svikta		—
Imper. plural¹	svikten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	sviktar	sviktade	sviktas	sviktades
Ind. plural¹	svikta	sviktade	sviktas	sviktades
Subjunctive²	svikte	sviktade	sviktes	sviktades
	Participles
Present participle	sviktande
Past participle	—
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

svikt

References