In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | hetsa |
| Present | hetsar |
| Past | hetsade |
| Imperative | hetsa |
| Supine | hetsat |
Verbs conjugated like 'hetsa'
abalienera,
abandonnera,
abbreviera,
abdikera,
abila,
ablaktera,
abonnera,
abortera,
abradera,
absentera,
absolvera,
absorbera,
abstrahera,
accedera,
accelerera,
accentera,
accentuera,
acceptera,
accisera,
acklimatisera, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'hetsa'
betsa,
etsa,
heta,
hetna,
hetta,
beta,
betsla,
dejsa,
ensa,
fetma,
Translations
push, to continually attempt to persuade into a particular action
worry, harass, irritate
Sample Sentences
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hetsa hundarna på villebrådet (set the dogs on the game)
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Hetsa någon att göra något (Incite someone to do something)
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De hetsade mot minoritetsgrupper (They agitated against minority groups)
Additional Information
hetsa jäkta; reta, egga
[A/x hetsar B]
Engelsk översättning
rush, hurry; bait
Exempel
hetsa mig inte!---stop badgering me!
hon hetsar upp sig i onödan---she gets all worked up
about nothing
Svenskt uppslagsord
hetsar hetsade hetsat hetsa(!) verb
uppmuntra till förföljelse
[A hetsar (x) mot B]
Engelsk översättning
incite, excite, egg on; set on
Exempel
hetsa hunden på någon---set the dog on sby
Etymology
1. From Old Swedish hitza, hissa, from Middle Low German hitzen, hissen, likely originating from some interjection given to dogs (eg. hiss).
2. Compare Danish hidse, Norwegian hissa, Dutch hitsen (particularly aanhitsen, ophitsen), Middle High German hessen.
3. Certain senses influenced by German hetzen. See: Danish '
hidse', Dutch '
hitsen', Middle High German '
hessen'.
Verbs referencing "hetsa"
Finnish with old forms
hitsata.
Cognates
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Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.