tjattra

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Verb

tjattra (present tjattrar, preterite tjattrade, supine tjattrat, imperative tjattra)

1. to chatter (speak rapidly and incessantly)
2. to chatter (of some birds and the like)

Conjugation

Conjugation of tjattra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	tjattra		tjattras
Supine	tjattrat		tjattrats
Imperative	tjattra		—
Imper. plural1	tjattren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	tjattrar	tjattrade	tjattras	tjattrades
Ind. plural1	tjattra	tjattrade	tjattras	tjattrades
Subjunctive2	tjattre	tjattrade	tjattres	tjattrades
	Participles
Present participle	tjattrande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• tjatter

References

• tjattra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tjattra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tjattra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• tjattra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)