fräta
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A warning sign for corrosive substance.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish frǣta, from Middle Low German vreten (“to eat savagely, stuff”), from Old Saxon fretan.
Verb
fräta (present fräter, preterite frätte, supine frätt, imperative frät)
- (acid or base) corrode, to chemically damage or destroy a material with which the substance has come into contact
- Titta nu hur syran fräter sönder materialet.
- See how the acid corrodes the material.
- have the ability to damage or destroy, corrode, a material it come into contact with (of acid or base)
- Koncentrerad saltsyra kan fräta sönder nästan allt.
- Concentrated hydrochloric acid can corrode almost anything.
Conjugation
Conjugation of fräta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | fräta | frätas | ||
| Supine | frätt | frätts | ||
| Imperative | frät | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | fräten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | fräter | frätte | fräts, frätes | frättes |
| Ind. plural1 | fräta | frätte | frätas | frättes |
| Subjunctive2 | fräte | frätte | frätes | frättes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | frätande | |||
| Past participle | frätt | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Further reading
- fräta in Svensk ordbok.