slå ut
Swedish
Etymology
slå (“hit, strike”) + ut (“out”)
Verb
slå ut (present slår ut, preterite slog ut, supine slagit ut, imperative slå ut)
- (of a plant or flower) to open (flowers), to bloom
- Synonym: blomma
- Trädet slog ut
- The tree blossomed
- Also of other active "opening" or broadening motions.
- Han slog ut med armarna
- He flung his arms out
- to knock out (dislodge)
- Jag slog ut en tand
- I knocked out a tooth
- Jag slog ut en av hans tänder
- I knocked out one of his teeth
- to knock out (disable, etc.)
- Jag slog ut fiendens system
- I knocked out the enemy's systems
- Laget slogs ut i tredje omgången
- The team was knocked out in the third round
- to (fully) pour out
- Synonym: hälla ut
- Han slog ut champagnen i vasken
- He poured the champagne out into the sink
- to spread, to distribute (a cost or the like)
- Kostnaden slås ut över fem månader
- The cost is spread out over five months
- Kostnaden slås ut över deltagarna
- The cost is distributed among the participants
- (golf) to tee off (hit the first shot)
- Han slog ut på hål två
- He teed off on the second hole
- to perform a calculation using a calculator; to punch out
- Han slog ut 1 + 1
- He punched out 1 + 1
- to finalise a purchase at a register; to close the receipt and commence with the transfer of funds
- Kassören slog ut köpet.
- The cashier finalised the purchase.
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | slå ut | slås ut | ||
| supine | slagit ut | slagits ut | ||
| imperative | slå ut | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | slån ut | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | slår ut | slog ut | slås ut | slogs ut |
| ind. plural1 | slå ut | slogo ut | slås ut | slogos ut |
| subjunctive2 | slå ut | sloge ut | slås ut | sloges ut |
| present participle | utslående | |||
| past participle | utslagen | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.