torska

Swedish

Etymology

torsk +‎ -a

Verb

torska (present torskar, preterite torskade, supine torskat, imperative torska)

  1. (colloquial) to get caught, to get busted (usually doing something illegal)
    Han torskade med droger
    He got caught with drugs
  2. (colloquial) to lose
    Vi torskade mot Rögle med 0-3
    We lost 0-3 to Rögle

Usage notes

See torsk for related senses.

Conjugation

Conjugation of torska (weak)
active passive
infinitive torska torskas
supine torskat torskats
imperative torska —
imper. plural1 torsken —
present past present past
indicative torskar torskade torskas torskades
ind. plural1 torska torskade torskas torskades
subjunctive2 torske torskade torskes torskades
present participle torskande
past participle torskad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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