sitta fast
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]sitta (“sit”) + fast (“fixed”)
Verb
[edit]sitta fast (present sitter fast, preterite satt fast, supine suttit fast, imperative sitt fast)
- to be stuck, to be firmly attached
- Jag sitter fast i kvicksanden
- I'm stuck in the quicksand
- Tavlan satt fast på väggen med en spik
- The painting was fixed to the wall with a nail
- Händerna sitter fast i armarna, och armarna sitter fast i axlarna
- The hands are attached (stuck) to the arms, and the arms are attached (stuck) to the shoulders
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sitta fast | — | ||
| supine | suttit fast | — | ||
| imperative | sitt fast | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | sitten fast | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | sitter fast | satt fast | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | sitta fast | sutto fast | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | sitte fast | sutte fast | — | — |
| present participle | — | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sitta fast | — | ||
| supine | sätit fast | — | ||
| imperative | sitt fast | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | sitten fast | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | sitter fast | satt fast | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | sitta fast | såto fast | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | sitte fast | såte fast | — | — |
| present participle | — | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.