brotta
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
brotta n
- definite plural of brott
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
brotta n
- definite plural of brott
Swedish
Verb
brotta (present brottar, preterite brottade, supine brottat, imperative brotta)
- (usually with ner (“down”)) to wrestle (to the ground)
- Han brottade ner honom
- He wrestled him to the ground
Usage notes
See also the deponent verb brottas. "Nisse brottas" means "Nisse wrestles" rather than "Nisse is wrestled."
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | brotta | brottas | ||
| supine | brottat | brottats | ||
| imperative | brotta | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | brotten | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | brottar | brottade | brottas | brottades |
| ind. plural1 | brotta | brottade | brottas | brottades |
| subjunctive2 | brotte | brottade | brottes | brottades |
| present participle | brottande | |||
| past participle | brottad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
References
- brotta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- brotta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- brotta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)