gå ner sig

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Swedish

Verb

ner sig (present går ner sig, preterite gick ner sig, supine gått ner sig, imperative gå ner sig)

  1. to get bogged down and stuck
    Hästen hade gått ner sig i en myr
    The horse had gotten stuck in a bog
    Jag hade gått ner mig i kvicksand
    I had gotten stuck in quicksand
  2. (of a person, intransitive) to become shabby, unkempt, unfit, etc.
    Wow! Han har verkligen gått ner sig!
    Wow! He really let himself go!

Conjugation

Conjugation of (strong)
active passive
infinitive ner sig
supine gått ner sig
imperative ner sig
imper. plural1 gån ner sig
present past present past
indicative går ner sig gick ner sig
ind. plural1 ner sig gingo ner sig
subjunctive2 ner sig ginge ner sig
present participle
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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