måtta

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See also: matta, maatta, Matta, mátta, mätta, and måttå

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse mátta, past tense of mega.

Pronunciation

Verb

måtta (present tense , past tense måtte, past participle mått or måtta)

  1. must, have to
    Eg måtte vaska bilen.
    I had to wash the car.

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Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish mata f, mate m, from Middle Low German māte, from Old Saxon metan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *metaną.

Noun

måtta c

  1. restraint, moderation
    dricka med måtta
    drink in moderation
    nå(go)n måtta får det vara
    there has to be some moderation (idiomatic, when something is felt to be (very) excessive)
Declension
Declension of måtta
nominative genitive
singular indefinite måtta måttas
definite måttan måttans
plural indefinite måttor måttors
definite måttorna måttornas

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish mata, from Middle Low German māten, from Old Saxon metan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *metaną.

Verb

måtta (present måttar, preterite måttade, supine måttat, imperative måtta)

  1. to direct, to aim (often of a punch or other aggressive act)
    måtta ett slag mot någon
    throw a punch at someone ("direct a punch against someone")
  2. to estimate
Conjugation
Conjugation of måtta (weak)
active passive
infinitive måtta måttas
supine måttat måttats
imperative måtta
imper. plural1 måtten
present past present past
indicative måttar måttade måttas måttades
ind. plural1 måtta måttade måttas måttades
subjunctive2 måtte måttade måttes måttades
present participle måttande
past participle måttad

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

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