schakta

Swedish

Etymology

schakt (“shaft”) +‎ -a

Verb

schakta (present schaktar, preterite schaktade, supine schaktat, imperative schakta)

  1. to excavate (as part of a construction project)
  2. (with bort (“away”)) as above, specifying the thing being removed
    schakta bort jord
    remove dirt when excavating
    schakta bort en tennisbana
    "excavate away" a tennis court

Conjugation

Conjugation of schakta (weak)
active passive
infinitive schakta schaktas
supine schaktat schaktats
imperative schakta —
imper. plural1 schakten —
present past present past
indicative schaktar schaktade schaktas schaktades
ind. plural1 schakta schaktade schaktas schaktades
subjunctive2 schakte schaktade schaktes schaktades
present participle schaktande
past participle schaktad

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

Derived terms

See also

  • gräva ut (“excavate (for archeological purposes)”)

References

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