kratta
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Noun
[edit]kratta n pl
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]From the verb kratta (“to rake, scratch”), from Low German kratten, probably from the same ultimate source as German kratzen (“to scratch”), which was borrowed into Danish kradse.
Noun
[edit]kratta c
- (heavy duty) rake
- (colloquial) an unskilled or useless person
- Synonym: sopa
- Jag spelar gitarr som en kratta
- I'm useless at guitar
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kratta | krattas |
| definite | krattan | krattans | |
| plural | indefinite | krattor | krattors |
| definite | krattorna | krattornas |
See also
[edit]Verb
[edit]kratta (present krattar, preterite krattade, supine krattat, imperative kratta)
- to rake (use a rake on)
- Dags att kratta löv
- Time to rake leaves
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kratta | krattas | ||
| supine | krattat | krattats | ||
| imperative | kratta | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | kratten | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | krattar | krattade | krattas | krattades |
| ind. plural1 | kratta | krattade | krattas | krattades |
| subjunctive2 | kratte | krattade | krattes | krattades |
| present participle | krattande | |||
| past participle | krattad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.