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 | måtta |
| Present | måttar |
| Past | måttade |
| Imperative | måtta |
| Supine | måttat |
Verbs conjugated like 'måtta'
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 'måtta'
datta,
fatta,
hatta,
katta,
marta,
masta,
mata,
måtta,
mätta,
mattas,
Translations
mete, To dispense
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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måtta ett slag mot någon (throw a punch at someone ("direct a punch against someone"))
Additional Information
Etymology
1. fsv. mata, jämka, ändra, avpassa; jfr nor. maata, nyisl. máta; av mnt. māten, till māte (se MÅTTA, sbst.
2) References:
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2. From Old Swedish mata, from Middle Low German māten, from Old Saxon metan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *metaną. See: Old Saxon '
metan', Proto-Germanic '
*metaną'.
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.