storgråta
Swedish
Etymology
stor (“big”) + gråta (“cry, weep”)
Verb
storgråta (present storgråter, preterite storgrät, supine storgråtit, imperative storgråt)
- to cry profusely, to cry one's eyes out
Usage notes
Can also be expressed as for example "tårarna sprutade" (the tears sprayed).
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | storgråta | storgråtas | ||
| supine | storgråtit | storgråtits | ||
| imperative | storgråt | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | storgråten | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | storgråter | storgrät | storgråts, storgråtes | storgräts |
| ind. plural1 | storgråta | storgräto | storgråtas | storgrätos |
| subjunctive2 | storgråte | storgräte | storgråtes | storgrätes |
| present participle | storgråtande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.