smöra
Swedish
Etymology
Verb
smöra (present smörar, preterite smörade, supine smörat, imperative smöra)
- (colloquial) to flatter; to suck up
- Han smörade för chefen
- He sucked up to his boss
- to butter (a baking sheet or the like)
Usage notes
- The target of the sucking up follows the preposition för.
- Idiomatically, breda (or more commonly the apocopic form bre) is used rather than smöra for buttering a sandwich. In an expanded sense, "att bre en macka/smörgås" also means to make a (buttered) sandwich, including adding any toppings or fillings.
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | smöra | smöras | ||
| supine | smörat | smörats | ||
| imperative | smöra | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | smören | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | smörar | smörade | smöras | smörades |
| ind. plural1 | smöra | smörade | smöras | smörades |
| subjunctive2 | smöre | smörade | smöres | smörades |
| present participle | smörande | |||
| past participle | smörad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.