flytta
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
flytta
- inflection of flytte:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From earlier and Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic *flutjaną.
Verb
flytta (present tense flyttar or flytter, past tense flytta or flytte, supine and past participle flytta or flytt, present participle flyttande, imperative flytt)
Usage notes
- This is a split infinitive verb.
Derived terms
References
- “flytta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish flytia, from Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic *flutjaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²flʏtːa/
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Verb
flytta (present flyttar, preterite flyttade, supine flyttat, imperative flytta)
- to move; to relocate something
- Han flyttade grejen till en ny plats
- He moved the thing to a new location
- (reflexive) to move oneself
- Han flyttade sig för att inte vara ivägen
- He moved so as to not be in the way
- Flytta dig!
- Get out of the way!
- to move; to change one's place of living
- Han flyttade
- He moved
- to make a move in certain board games, such as chess
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | flytta | flyttas | ||
| supine | flyttat | flyttats | ||
| imperative | flytta | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | flytten | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | flyttar | flyttade | flyttas | flyttades |
| ind. plural1 | flytta | flyttade | flyttas | flyttades |
| subjunctive2 | flytte | flyttade | flyttes | flyttades |
| present participle | flyttande | |||
| past participle | flyttad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Synonyms
- (make a move): dra
Derived terms
- avflytta
- flytta ihop (“move in together”)
- flytta in (“move in”)
- flytta ut (“move out”)
- flyttfirma
- flyttfågel