gneta

Swedish

Verb

gneta (present gnetar, preterite gnetade, supine gnetat, imperative gneta)

  1. to be stingy (often over petty things)
    gneta och gno / gneta och stå i
    scrape and toil
  2. (with ihop) to scrape together
    Vi lyckades gneta ihop 200 kr på att panta burkar
    We managed to scrape together 200 SEK recycling cans

Conjugation

Conjugation of gneta (weak)
active passive
infinitive gneta gnetas
supine gnetat gnetats
imperative gneta —
imper. plural1 gneten —
present past present past
indicative gnetar gnetade gnetas gnetades
ind. plural1 gneta gnetade gnetas gnetades
subjunctive2 gnete gnetade gnetes gnetades
present participle gnetande
past participle —

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

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