båta
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bata"
Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]båta (present båtar, preterite båtade, supine båtat, imperative båta)
- to help (achieve something, or fail to do so), to remedy, to boot (etymology 2)
- Det båtar föga. ― It won't help.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | båta | — | ||
| supine | båtat | — | ||
| imperative | båta | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | båten | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | båtar | båtade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | båta | båtade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | båte | båtade | — | — |
| present participle | båtande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.