meja ner
Swedish
Alternative forms
Verb
meja ner (present mejar ner, preterite mejade ner, supine mejat ner, imperative meja ner)
- to mow down (kill, slaughter, or destroy in a brutal fashion)
- Han mejades ner av en lastbil / Han blev nedmejad av en lastbil
- He was mowed down by a truck
- Actionhjälten mejade ner ett helt kompani av soldater med maskingeväret
- The action hero mowed down an entire company of soldiers with his machine gun
Usage notes
Brutal-sounding, like in English.
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | meja ner | mejas ner | ||
| supine | mejat ner | mejats ner | ||
| imperative | meja ner | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | mejen ner | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | mejar ner | mejade ner | mejas ner | mejades ner |
| ind. plural1 | meja ner | mejade ner | mejas ner | mejades ner |
| subjunctive2 | meje ner | mejade ner | mejes ner | mejades ner |
| present participle | nermejande | |||
| past participle | nermejad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.