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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish æta, from Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.
Pronunciation
Verb
äta (present äter, preterite åt, supine ätit, imperative ät)
- to eat
att äta eller ätas- to eat or be eaten
Jag älskar att äta godis.- I love to eat sweets.
1868, Artur Hazelius, Fosterländsk läsning för barn och ungdom [Patriotic reading for children and young people], Gåtor samlade af Rikhard Dybeck (Riddles collected by Richard Dybeck):Bättre än Gud,
sämre än Skam;
döder man äter det;
om lefvande åte det,
skulle han dö.- Better than God,
worse than Shame;
dead man eats it
if living ate it,
he would die.
Conjugation
Conjugation of äta (class 5 strong)
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