hålla käften

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Swedish

Etymology

From hålla (“hold”) +‎ käften (“one's jaw”). Cognate with Danish holde kæft, Norwegian holde kjeft, and Icelandic halda kjafti.

Verb

hålla käften (present håller käften, preterite höll käften, supine hållit käften, imperative håll käften)

  1. (vulgar, offensive in the imperative) to shut up, to keep one's mouth shut
    Synonym: tiga (“to keep quiet”)
    Jag går upp och håller käften ― I get out of bed and keep my mouth shut

Conjugation

Conjugation of hålla (class 7 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive hålla käften —
Supine hållit käften —
Imperative håll käften —
Imper. plural1 hållen käften —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative håller käften höll käften — —
Ind. plural1 hålla käften höllo käften — —
Subjunctive2 hålle käften hölle käften — —
Participles
Present participle —
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

Wikious
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