smöra

Swedish

Etymology

From smör (“butter”) +‎ -a.

Verb

smöra (present smörar, preterite smörade, supine smörat, imperative smöra)

  1. (colloquial) to flatter; to suck up
    Han smörade för chefen ― He sucked up to his boss
  2. to butter (a baking sheet or the like)

Usage notes
  • The target of the sucking up follows the preposition för.
  • Idiomatically, breda (or more commonly the apocopic form bre) is used rather than smöra for buttering a sandwich. In an expanded sense, "att bre en macka/smörgås" also means to make a (buttered) sandwich, including adding any fillings or toppings.

Conjugation
Conjugation of smöra (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive smöra smöras
Supine smörat smörats
Imperative smöra —
Imper. plural1 smören —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative smörar smörade smöras smörades
Ind. plural1 smöra smörade smöras smörades
Subjunctive2 smöre smörade smöres smörades
Participles
Present participle smörande
Past participle smörad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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References
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