flörta
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English flirt + -a, used since 1891.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [²flœ̞ʈa]
- (nonstandard, nonetheless common[2]) IPA(key): [²flɵʈa]
Verb
flörta (present flörtar, preterite flörtade, supine flörtat, imperative flörta)
- (intransitive) to flirt
- flörta med någon
- flirt with someone
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | flörta | flörtas | ||
| supine | flörtat | flörtats | ||
| imperative | flörta | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | flörten | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | flörtar | flörtade | flörtas | flörtades |
| ind. plural1 | flörta | flörtade | flörtas | flörtades |
| subjunctive2 | flörte | flörtade | flörtes | flörtades |
| present participle | flörtande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
- tåflörta (“play footsie”)
Related terms
See also
References
- ^ flörta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- ^ Tomas Riad (2013) “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal][1], number 3