smeta

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

smeta (Cyrillic spelling смета)

1. third-person singular present of smetati

Swedish

Etymology

smet +‎ -a

Verb

smeta (present smetar, preterite smetade, supine smetat, imperative smeta)

1. (sometimes with ner (“down”)) to smear (put a thick or sticky substance on)

   Han smetade gyttja på hans ansikte

   He smeared mud on the other guy's face

   Någon hade smetat ner handtaget med hundbajs

   Someone had smeared dog poop on the door handle

Conjugation

Conjugation of smeta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	smeta		smetas
Supine	smetat		smetats
Imperative	smeta		—
Imper. plural1	smeten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	smetar	smetade	smetas	smetades
Ind. plural1	smeta	smetade	smetas	smetades
Subjunctive2	smete	smetade	smetes	smetades
	Participles
Present participle	smetande
Past participle	smetad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• breda
• smutskasta (figuratively smear)

References

• smeta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• smeta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• smeta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)