sitta i samma båt

Swedish

Etymology

sitta (“sit”) +‎ i (“in”) +‎ samma (“the same”) +‎ båt (“boat”)

Verb

sitta i samma båt (present sitter i samma båt, preterite satt i samma båt, supine suttit i samma båt)

1. (idiomatic) to be in the same boat (be in the same (bad) situation)

   Vi sitter i samma båt

   We are in the same boat

   • 1972, Leif Nylén (lyrics and music), “Den ena handen vet vad den andra gör”‎^[1]performed by Blå Tåget:

     Sida vid sida, tillsammans hjälps dom åt,
     Staten och kapitalet, dom sitter i samma båt

     Side by side, they are helping each other,
     The state and the capital, they are in the same boat

Conjugation

Conjugation of sitta i samma båt (class 3 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	sitta i samma båt		sitta i samma båts
supine	suttit		suttits
imperative	sitt		—
imper. plural1	sitten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	sitter	satt	sitts, sittes	satts
ind. plural1	sitta i samma båt	sutto	sitta i samma båts	suttos
subjunctive2	sitte	sutte	sittes	suttes
present participle		sitta i samma båtnde
past participle		sutten

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

References

• båt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• båt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)