titta
See also: Titta
Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtitːa/ [ˈtɪtːʌ]
- Hyphenation: tit‧ta
Pronoun
títta
- alternative form of ítta
References
- Enid M. Parker (2006) English-Afar dictionary, Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page vi
Old English
Noun
titta
- genitive plural of titt
Swedish
Etymology
Probably sound-symbolic child-speak, similar to Danish titte.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²tɪta/, [ˈtɪˌta]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɪta
Verb
titta (present tittar, preterite tittade, supine tittat, imperative titta)
- (without any particle) to look; keep one's eyes open as to be able to see
- Titta inte! Blunda!
- Don't look! Close your eyes!
- (with an unstressed "på") to look (to try to see something)
- Att titta på tv.
- To watch TV.
- (with a stressed "på") to watch something happen; to be a spectator
- Jag fick inte hjälpa honom, utan bara titta på när han försökte.
- I wasn't allowed to help him, only watch him try.
Conjugation
active | passive | |||
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infinitive | titta | tittas | ||
supine | tittat | tittats | ||
imperative | titta | — | ||
imper. plural1 | titten | — | ||
present | past | present | past | |
indicative | tittar | tittade | tittas | tittades |
ind. plural1 | titta | tittade | tittas | tittades |
subjunctive2 | titte | tittade | tittes | tittades |
present participle | tittande | |||
past participle | tittad |
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- titta ut
Further reading
- titta in Svensk ordbok.
- titta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)