strunta i

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, strunt (“nonsense”) +‎ -a +‎ i (“in”).

Verb

strunta i (present struntar i, preterite struntade i, supine struntat i, imperative strunta i)

  1. to not care about, to ignore, to skip
    Jag struntar i hans åsikter ― I don't care about his opinions
    Jag struntade i läxorna ― I ignored my homework
    Vädret var dåligt, så vi struntade i att grilla ― The weather was poor, so we skipped barbequing
    Han kände sig trött, så han struntade i efterfesten ― He felt tired, so he skipped the afterparty
    Synonyms: (vulgar) skita i, (skip) skippa
    Antonym: bry sig om

Usage notes

Not a particle verb, but strunta always appears with the preposition i. The stress is on strunta.

Conjugation

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