hänga ut
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hänga (“hang”) + ut (“out”).
Verb
[edit]hänga ut (present hänger ut, preterite hängde ut, supine hängt ut, imperative häng ut)
- (of a person) to expose to public scrutiny (for perceived wrongdoings), e.g. through mass media or social media
- Hon blev uthängd i Sveriges största tidning
- She was exposed to public scrutiny in Sweden's largest newspaper
Usage notes
[edit]Often about people thought to have been treated unfairly.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hänga ut | hängas ut | ||
| supine | hängt ut | hängts ut | ||
| imperative | häng ut | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | hängen ut | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | hänger ut | hängde ut | hängs ut, hänges ut | hängdes ut |
| ind. plural1 | hänga ut | hängde ut | hängas ut | hängdes ut |
| subjunctive2 | hänge ut | hängde ut | hänges ut | hängdes ut |
| present participle | uthängande | |||
| past participle | uthängd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.