motsäga

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of mot (“against”) +‎ säga (“say”), from Old Swedish motsighia, motesighia.

Verb

motsäga (present motsäger, preterite motsade, supine motsagt, imperative motsäg)

  1. to contradict (show to be false, contain contradicting information)
    Att deras kebabsås inte är den krämigaste motsäger inte att den är godast
    That their kebab sauce isn't the creamiest doesn't contradict that it's the tastiest
  2. to contradict, to challenge (say something that goes against something said earlier)
    Han tålde inte att bli motsagd
    He couldn't stand being contradicted

Conjugation

Conjugation of motsäga (weak)
active passive
infinitive motsäga motsägas
supine motsagt motsagts
imperative motsäg —
imper. plural1 motsägen —
present past present past
indicative motsäger motsade motsägs, motsäges motsades
ind. plural1 motsäga motsade motsägas motsades
subjunctive2 motsäge motsade motsäges motsades
present participle motsägande
past participle motsagd

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

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