skaffa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

skaffe

Etymology

From Middle Low German schaffen, compare with German schaffen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²skɑfːɑ/

Verb

skaffa (present tense skaffar, past tense skaffa, past participle skaffa, passive infinitive skaffast, present participle skaffande, imperative skaffa/skaff)

to get, acquire, procure
Kan du reisa til byen og skaffa meg noko fint å ha på meg til festen?
Can you go to town and get me something nice to wear for the party?

References

“skaffa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skaffa, from Middle High German schaffen, from Old High German scaffan (from scepfen, from Proto-West Germanic *skappjan. Cognate with Old Swedish skepja (see Swedish skapa)).

Pronunciation

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Verb

skaffa (present skaffar, preterite skaffade, supine skaffat, imperative skaffa)

to get, to acquire, to procure
skaffa ny dator
get a new computer

skaffa en tatuering
get a tattoo

skaffa fram uppgifter
obtain information
to deal with (someone or something)
Synonym: befatta sig

Jag vill inte ha med honom att skaffa
I want nothing to do with him

Han ska få med mig att skaffa
He will have to deal with me
(nautical) to eat

Conjugation

Conjugation of skaffa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	skaffa		skaffas
Supine	skaffat		skaffats
Imperative	skaffa		—
Imper. plural¹	skaffen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	skaffar	skaffade	skaffas	skaffades
Ind. plural¹	skaffa	skaffade	skaffas	skaffades
Subjunctive²	skaffe	skaffade	skaffes	skaffades
	Participles
Present participle	skaffande
Past participle	skaffad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References