kratta
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
kratta n pl
- definite plural of kratt
Swedish
Etymology
From the verb kratta (“to rake, scratch”), from Low German kratten, probably from the same ultimate source as German kratzen (“to scratch”), which was borrowed into Danish kradse.
Noun
kratta c
- a (heavy-duty) rake
- (colloquial) an unskilled or useless person
- Synonym: sopa
- Jag spelar gitarr som en kratta
- I'm useless at guitar
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kratta | krattas |
| definite | krattan | krattans | |
| plural | indefinite | krattor | krattors |
| definite | krattorna | krattornas |
See also
- räfsa
- som en kratta
Verb
kratta (present krattar, preterite krattade, supine krattat, imperative kratta)
- to rake (use a rake on)
- Dags att kratta löv
- Time to rake leaves
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kratta | krattas | ||
| supine | krattat | krattats | ||
| imperative | kratta | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | kratten | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | krattar | krattade | krattas | krattades |
| ind. plural1 | kratta | krattade | krattas | krattades |
| subjunctive2 | kratte | krattade | krattes | krattades |
| present participle | krattande | |||
| past participle | krattad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
References
- “kratta”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “kratta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “kratta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)