titta

See also: Titta

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtitːa/ [ˈtɪtːʌ]
• Hyphenation: tit‧ta

Pronoun

títta

1. Alternative form of ítta

References

• Enid M. Parker (2006) English-Afar dictionary, Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page vi

Old English

Noun

titta

1. genitive plural of titt

Swedish

Etymology

Probably sound-symbolic child-speak, similar to Danish titte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²tɪta/, [ˈtɪˌta]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɪta

Verb

titta (present tittar, preterite tittade, supine tittat, imperative titta)

1. (without any particle) to look; keep one's eyes open as to be able to see

   Titta inte! Blunda!

   Don't look! Close your eyes!

2. (with an unstressed "på") to look (to try to see something)

   Att titta på tv.

   To watch TV.

3. (with a stressed "på") to watch something happen; to be a spectator

   Jag fick inte hjälpa honom, utan bara titta på när han försökte.

   I wasn't allowed to help him, only watch him try.

Conjugation

Conjugation of titta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	titta		tittas
supine	tittat		tittats
imperative	titta		—
imper. plural1	titten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	tittar	tittade	tittas	tittades
ind. plural1	titta	tittade	tittas	tittades
subjunctive2	titte	tittade	tittes	tittades
present participle		tittande
past participle		tittad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• se
• glo
• glana
• kolla
• kika

Derived terms

• titta ut

Further reading

• titta in Svensk ordbok.