hetsa upp
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Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]hetsa upp (present hetsar upp, preterite hetsade upp, supine hetsat upp, imperative hetsa upp)
- (reflexive) to become agitated or aroused
- Jag måste sluta hetsa upp mig över allt
- I have to stop getting worked up about everything
- Hetsa inte upp dig
- Don't get worked up
- Han hetsade upp sig med erotisk litteratur
- He aroused himself with erotic literature
- to agitate or arouse
- Sluta hetsa upp dem
- Stop agitating them
- Hans muskulösa vader hetsade upp henne
- His muscular calves aroused her
Usage notes
[edit]Tends towards agitation.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of hetsa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | hetsa upp | hetsas upp | ||
Supine | hetsat upp | hetsats upp | ||
Imperative | hetsa upp | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | hetsen upp | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | hetsar upp | hetsade upp | hetsas upp | hetsades upp |
Ind. plural1 | hetsa upp | hetsade upp | hetsas upp | hetsades upp |
Subjunctive2 | hetse upp | hetsade upp | hetses upp | hetsades upp |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | upphetsande | |||
Past participle | upphetsad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Synonyms
[edit]- (colloquial, sexual) kåta upp (literally "horn up")
- (less common) upphetsa
Related terms
[edit]- upphetsad (“aroused”)