fatta

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fatˈta/ [fʌtʰˈtʌ]
• Hyphenation: fat‧ta

Noun

fattá f 

1. gratitude

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish fatte, from Middle Low German vaten, from Old Saxon *fatōn, from Proto-Germanic *fatōną (“to seize, hold”).

Verb

fatta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fattaði, supine fattað)

1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to get, catch on, take in

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfat.ta/
• Rhymes: -atta
• Hyphenation: fàt‧ta

Etymology 1

Adjective

fatta f sg

1. feminine singular of fatto

Participle

fatta f sg

1. feminine singular of fatto

Etymology 2

Noun

fatta f (plural fatte)

1. type, kind
2. droppings; animal excrement

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• fattet

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfatːa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -atːa
• Hyphenation: fat‧ta

Verb

fatta

1. simple past and past participle of fatte

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German vāten, from Old Saxon *fatōn, from Proto-Germanic *fatōną. Cognate with Danish fatte, Norwegian Bokmål fatte, Dutch vatten and German fassen.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

fatta

1. inflection of fatt:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Verb

fatta (present fattar, preterite fattade, supine fattat, imperative fatta)

1. to grasp, take (hold in one's hand); the concrete meaning of grasp

   Han fattade spaden och började gräva

   He grabbed the shovel and started digging

2. to take (a decision, a fancy), acquire (a taste for something); various abstract meanings of grasp

   att fatta ett beslut

   to make a decision

   Han fattade tycke för deras kebabsås

   He took a liking to their kebab sauce

3. to understand, comprehend; another abstract meaning of grasp

   Jag fattar inte vad du säger

   I don't understand what you're saying

4. (passive voice) to be missing

   Det fattas två skruvar

   Two screws are missing

Conjugation

Conjugation of fatta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	fatta		fattas
Supine	fattat		fattats
Imperative	fatta		—
Imper. plural1	fatten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	fattar	fattade	fattas	fattades
Ind. plural1	fatta	fattade	fattas	fattades
Subjunctive2	fatte	fattade	fattes	fattades
	Participles
Present participle	fattande
Past participle	fattad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• förstå
• begripa

Derived terms

• omfatta
• fattning

Further reading

• fatta in Svensk ordbok.