skita i
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, skita (“to shit”) + i (“in”). Attested since 1646.
Verb
[edit]skita i (present skiter i, preterite sket i, supine skitit i, imperative skit i)
- (vulgar) to not give a shit about, to ignore, to skip
- Synonyms: strunta i, (vulgar) ge fan, (skip) skippa
- Antonym: bry sig om
- De säger att jag skiter i allt, men det skiter jag i
- They say I don't give a shit about anything, but I don't give a shit about that
- Hon sket i att betala sina räkningar
- She skipped (didn't give a shit about) paying her bills
- Det ska du skita i!
- That's none of your business! (Literally "You should not give a shit about that!")
- Skit i det så lever du längre
- Mind your own business and you'll live longer (common threatening turn of phrase)
Usage notes
[edit]Not a particle verb. The stress is on skita. Compare strunta i.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of skita (class 1 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | skita i | — | ||
| Supine | skitit i | — | ||
| Imperative | skit i | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | skiten i | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | skiter i | sket i | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | skita i | sketo i | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | skite i | skete i | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | — | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||