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)

  1. (intransitive) to flirt
    flörta med någon
    flirt with someone

Conjugation

Conjugation of flörta (weak)
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

See also

References

  1. ^ flörta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  2. ^ 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

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