fläcka
See also: flacka
Swedish
Etymology
From fläck (“stain, spot”) + -a.
Verb
fläcka (present fläckar, preterite fläckade, supine fläckat, imperative fläcka)
- (often with ner) to stain (usually so as to make dirty)
- Jag fläckade ner tröjan
- I stained my shirt
- (often with ner, figuratively) to tarnish
- Skandalen hade fläckat ner han rykte
- The scandal had tarnished his reputation
Conjugation
active | passive | |||
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infinitive | fläcka | fläckas | ||
supine | fläckat | fläckats | ||
imperative | fläcka | — | ||
imper. plural1 | fläcken | — | ||
present | past | present | past | |
indicative | fläckar | fläckade | fläckas | fläckades |
ind. plural1 | fläcka | fläckade | fläckas | fläckades |
subjunctive2 | fläcke | fläckade | fläckes | fläckades |
present participle | fläckande | |||
past participle | fläckad |
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.