slå i

See also: slái

Swedish

slå i (present slår i, preterite slog i, supine slagit i, imperative slå i)

to fasten by striking, to drive
Han slog i spiken
He drove the nail in (with a hammer strongly implied)
to bump, to hit (with force, often of a body part)
Han slog i tån i ett stolsben
He stubbed his toe on a chair leg

Han slog i huvudet när han reste sig upp
He hit his head when he stood up
to pour in
Synonym: hälla

Slå i mer mjölk
Pour in more milk
to convince (of something false)
Synonym: inbilla

De lyckades slå i honom att det finns giraffer på Gotland
They managed to convince him that there are giraffes on Gotland

Conjugation of slå (class 6 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	slå i		slås i
Supine	slagit i		slagits i
Imperative	slå i		—
Imper. plural¹	slån i		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	slår i	slog i	slås i	slogs i
Ind. plural¹	slå i	slogo i	slås i	slogos i
Subjunctive²	slå i	sloge i	slås i	sloges i
	Participles
Present participle	islående
Past participle	islagen
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.