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 | banta |
| Present | bantar |
| Past | bantade |
| Imperative | banta |
| Supine | bantat |
Verbs conjugated like 'banta'
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 'banta'
anta,
bana,
banda,
banga,
banka,
banna,
basta,
bunta,
kanta,
panta,
Translations
diet, to regulate the food of someone
diet, to modify one's food and beverage intake
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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att banta och gå på en sträng diet (to diet [to try to lose weight] and be on a strict diet)
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Jag bantar (I am on a diet)
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Vill man försöka gå ner i vikt så kan man banta (If you want to [try to] lose weight, you can (go on a) diet)
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Vid 34 år: Förskräckes hon öfver tillta gande fetma och beslutar sig för att "banta". (At age 34: She is alarmed by increasing obesity and decides to begin "bant".) [1888, John Johnson, “Han & hon [He & she]”, in Glam, page 70:]
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Vi måste banta företagets utgifter. (We have to slim the company's expenditures.)
Additional Information
banta försöka magra, svälta sig (bildligt "få att minska")
[A bantar; A bantar x]
Engelsk översättning
slim, [go on, be on a] diet,
Exempel
han bantade tjugo kilo---he lost twenty kilos
budgeten har bantats ner kraftigt---the budget has been heavily trimmed
Etymology
1. af eng. bant; jfr: Man har .. af Bantings namn gjort ett nytt verbum och frågan ”do you bant” hör i England numera till de ganska vanliga.
Edholm Bantings kur 16 (1866). jfr KNEIPPA, BOJKOTTA References: 1
2. Named after William Banting, author of an early diet. According to SO attested since 1885. In a figurative sense attested since 1956.
3. Cognate with English banting. See: English 'banting'.
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.