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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From the verb slå.
Verb
slåss (imperative and present tense slåss, simple past sloss, past participle slåss)
- to fight (contend in physical conflict)
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Passive of slå.
Verb
slåss (present tense slåss, past tense sloss, past participle sleges or slåss, imperative slåss)
- (pre-2012) alternative form of slåst
Swedish
Etymology
Passive form of slå.
Pronunciation
Verb
slåss (present slåss, preterite slogs, supine slagits, imperative slåss)
- (deponent, intransitive) to fistfight (battle with fists, (repeatedly) punch), (usually more idiomatic) to fight
Pojkarna slogs på skolgården- The boys were fighting (fist fighting) in the schoolyard
De slogs mot monstret- They fought (with fists against) the monster (also implying that the monster punches back)
Hon gillar att slåss- She likes to fight (fist fight)
Sluta slåss!- Stop punching me! / (if of other people's fighting) Stop fighting!
- (deponent, intransitive, figuratively) to fight (for something)
Han slogs för det han trodde på- He fought for what he believed in
Conjugation
Conjugation of slåss (class 6 strong)
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Active
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Passive
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| Infinitive
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slåss
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| Supine
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slagits
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| Imperative
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slåss
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slåns
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Present
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Past
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Present
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Past
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slåss
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slogs
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slåss
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slogos
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| Subjunctive2
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slåss
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sloges
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Participles
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| Past participle
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| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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