höfta

See also: hofta

Swedish

Etymology

höft (“hip”) +‎ -a

Verb

höfta (present höftar, preterite höftade, supine höftat, imperative höfta)

  1. to make a rough estimate
    Det är väldigt osäkert just nu, men jag höftar kostnaden till en miljon
    It's really uncertain right now, but I'm guessing it'll cost about a million
  2. to go by feel, to shoot from the hip
    Jag brukar höfta lite istället för att följa recept slaviskt
    I often go a bit by feel instead of following recipes slavishly
    Synonym: skjuta från höften

Conjugation
Conjugation of höfta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive höfta höftas
Supine höftat höftats
Imperative höfta —
Imper. plural1 höften —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative höftar höftade höftas höftades
Ind. plural1 höfta höftade höftas höftades
Subjunctive2 höfte höftade höftes höftades
Participles
Present participle höftande
Past participle höftad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
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