svina ner
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
svin (“swine”) + -a + ner (“down”)
Verb
svina ner (present svinar ner, preterite svinade ner, supine svinat ner, imperative svina ner)
- (colloquial) to make a dirty (and disgusting) mess (of)
- Synonyms: skita ner, smutsa ner
- Jäklar vad de svinat ner
- Damn, what a mess they've made
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | svina ner | svinas ner | ||
| supine | svinat ner | svinats ner | ||
| imperative | svina ner | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | svinen ner | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | svinar ner | svinade ner | svinas ner | svinades ner |
| ind. plural1 | svina ner | svinade ner | svinas ner | svinades ner |
| subjunctive2 | svine ner | svinade ner | svines ner | svinades ner |
| present participle | nersvinande | |||
| past participle | nersvinad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.