sitta i samma båt
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]sitta (“sit”) + i (“in”) + samma (“the same”) + båt (“boat”)
Verb
[edit]sitta i samma båt (present sitter i samma båt, preterite satt i samma båt, supine suttit i samma båt)
- (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
- Side by side, they are helping each other,
Conjugation
[edit]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 |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | sitta i samma båtnde | |||
| Past participle | sutten | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||