slå i

Swedish

Verb

slå i (present slår i, preterite slog i, supine slagit i, imperative slå i)

  1. to fasten by striking, to drive
    Han slog i spiken
    He drove the nail in (with a hammer strongly implied)
  2. to bump, to hit (with force, often of a body part)
    Han slog i tån i ett stolsben
    He stubbed his toe on a chair leg
    Han slog i huvudet när han reste sig upp
    He hit his head when he stood up
  3. to pour in
    Slå i mer mjölk
    Pour in more milk
    Synonym: hälla
  4. to convince (of something false)
    De lyckades slå i honom att det finns giraffer på Gotland
    They managed to convince him that there are giraffes on Gotland
    Synonym: inbilla

Conjugation
Conjugation of slå (class 6 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive slå i slås i
Supine slagit i slagits i
Imperative slå i —
Imper. plural1 slån i —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative slår i slog i slås i slogs i
Ind. plural1 slå i slogo i slås i slogos i
Subjunctive2 slå i sloge i slås i sloges i
Participles
Present participle islående
Past participle islagen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
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