fäkta

See also: fakta and faktā

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish fækta, from Middle Low German vechten, from Old Saxon fehtan, from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan, from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną. Compare Dutch vechten and English fight.

Verb

fäkta (present fäktar, preterite fäktade, supine fäktat, imperative fäkta)

  1. (dated) to fight
    bättre fly än illa fäkta
    better safe than sorry
    (literally, “better to flee than to fight poorly”)
  2. to fence; to partake in fencing
  3. to wave vigorously (and carelessly) with one's arms

Usage notes

See the passive fäktas as well, which has a special but related meaning.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fäkta (weak)
active passive
infinitive fäkta —
supine fäktat —
imperative fäkta —
imper. plural1 fäkten —
present past present past
indicative fäktar fäktade — —
ind. plural1 fäkta fäktade — —
subjunctive2 fäkte fäktade — —
present participle fäktande
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References

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