dra åt
Swedish
Verb
dra åt (present drar åt, preterite drog åt, supine dragit åt, imperative dra åt)
- to tighten (a belt, laces, a faucet, etc.)
- Han drog åt bältet ― He tightened his belt
- (dated except in fixed expressions) to go to; see dra and åt
- dra åt helvete ― Go to hell!
Usage notes
- Except for (2.) above, which isn't using the particle verb, the stress is on the particle (åt).
Conjugation
Conjugation of dra (class 6 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | dra åt | dras åt | ||
| Supine | dragit åt | dragits åt | ||
| Imperative | dra åt | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | dran åt | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | drar åt | drog åt | dras åt | drogs åt |
| Ind. plural1 | dra åt | drogo åt | dras åt | drogos åt |
| Subjunctive2 | dra åt | droge åt | dras åt | droges åt |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | åtdragande | |||
| Past participle | åtdragen | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
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