kokettera

Swedish

Etymology

From German kokettieren, from French coqueter, from French coq (“rooster”).

Verb

kokettera (present koketterar, preterite koketterade, supine koketterat, imperative kokettera)

1. coquet, flirt (in particular: to make oneself appear more interesting)
2. show off

Conjugation

Conjugation of kokettera (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	kokettera		koketteras
supine	koketterat		koketterats
imperative	kokettera		—
imper. plural1	koketteren		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	koketterar	koketterade	koketteras	koketterades
ind. plural1	kokettera	koketterade	koketteras	koketterades
subjunctive2	kokettere	koketterade	koketteres	koketterades
present participle		koketterande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• kokett
• koketteri

References

• kokettera in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kokettera in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kokettera in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)