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slåss

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From the verb slå.

Verb

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slåss (imperative and present tense slåss, simple past sloss, past participle slåss)

  1. to fight (contend in physical conflict)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Passive of slå.

Verb

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slåss (present tense slåss, past tense sloss, past participle sleges or slåss, imperative slåss)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of slåst

Swedish

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Etymology

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Passive form of slå.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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slåss (present slåss, preterite slogs, supine slagits, imperative slåss)

  1. (deponent, intransitive) to fistfight (battle with fists, (repeatedly) punch), (usually more idiomatic) to fight
    Pojkarna slogs på skolgården
    The boys were fighting (fist fighting) in the schoolyard
    De slogs mot monstret
    They fought (with fists against) the monster (also implying that the monster punches back)
    Hon gillar att slåss
    She likes to fight (fist fight)
    Sluta slåss!
    Stop punching me! / (if of other people's fighting) Stop fighting!
  2. (deponent, intransitive, figuratively) to fight (for something)
    Han slogs för det han trodde på
    He fought for what he believed in

Conjugation

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Conjugation of slåss (class 6 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive — slåss
Supine — slagits
Imperative — slåss
Imper. plural1 — slåns
Present Past Present Past
Indicative — — slåss slogs
Ind. plural1 — — slåss slogos
Subjunctive2 — — slåss sloges
Participles
Present participle —
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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