From German quittieren suffixed with -era, from Medieval Latin quitāre (“to free from debt”), from Latin quietāre (“to calm”). Cognate of Danish kvittere, French quitter, Italian quitare, Spanish quitar. For the shift in sense from "settle a debt" to "equalize score", compare Swedish vedergälla, English pay back, English even the score, etc.
kvittera (present kvitterar, preterite kvitterade, supine kvitterat, imperative kvittera)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | kvittera | kvitteras | ||
Supine | kvitterat | kvitterats | ||
Imperative | kvittera | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | kvitteren | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | kvitterar | kvitterade | kvitteras | kvitterades |
Ind. plural1 | kvittera | kvitterade | kvitteras | kvitterades |
Subjunctive2 | kvittere | kvitterade | kvitteres | kvitterades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | kvitterande | |||
Past participle | kvitterad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |