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 | peta |
| Present | petar |
| Past | petade |
| Imperative | peta |
| Supine | petat |
Verbs conjugated like 'peta'
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 'peta'
beta,
heta,
leta,
meta,
påta,
peka,
pela,
pena,
psta,
puta,
Translations
discharge, to expel or let go
finger, to poke
poke, to jab with an object such as a finger or a stick
poke, to poke a fire to remove ash or promote burning
prod, to poke
tap, to touch something, often repeatedly
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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— Ta å peta ner rullarna, annars tar kölen i botten!
Additional Information
Etymology
1. jfr nor. dial. pita; ordets urspr. omtvistat; möjl. samhörigt med en grupp av ord med likartad l. besläktad bet. (jfr t. ex. PÅTA, PUTTA, PRETA, PREKA, v., PELA, v.
2, PEKA, PILLA, v.), av vilka vissa sannol. bildats sekundärt med mer l. mindre lös anslutning till andra ord inom gruppen. — Jfr PETIG References:
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2. Uncertain. Possibly onomatopoeic. Possibly connected with the stem in words like pitt, påta, putta, pilla, and peka.
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.