slå ut

Swedish

slå (“hit, strike”) +‎ ut (“out”)

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

(of a plant or flower) to open (flowers), to bloom
Synonym: blomma

Trädet slog ut
The tree blossomed
Also of other active "opening" or broadening motions.
Han slog ut med armarna
He flung his arms out
to knock out (dislodge)
Jag slog ut en tand
I knocked out a tooth

Jag slog ut en av hans tänder
I knocked out one of his teeth
to knock out (disable, etc.)
Jag slog ut fiendens system
I knocked out the enemy's systems

Laget slogs ut i tredje omgången
The team was knocked out in the third round
to (fully) pour out
Synonym: hälla ut

Han slog ut champagnen i vasken
He poured the champagne out into the sink
to spread, to distribute (a cost or the like)
Kostnaden slås ut över fem månader
The cost is spread out over five months

Kostnaden slås ut över deltagarna
The cost is distributed among the participants
(golf) to tee off (hit the first shot)
Han slog ut på hål två
He teed off on the second hole
to perform a calculation using a calculator; to punch out
Han slog ut 1 + 1
He punched out 1 + 1
to finalise a purchase at a register; to close the receipt and commence with the transfer of funds
Kassören slog ut köpet.
The cashier finalised the purchase.

Conjugation of slå (class 6 strong)

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