sätta

See also: satta, saetta, Satta, sætta, and sättä

Swedish

sätta (present sätter, preterite satte, supine satt, imperative sätt)

(reflexive) to sit; to move oneself into a sitting position
Jag satte mig på stolen
I sat down on the chair

Sätt dig upp!
Sit up!
to put or place; to make to stick or adhere to
Han satte klistermärket på armen
He put the sticker on his arm
to set; to put something (in particular, something heavier or more or less immovable)
Synonym: (in many cases) ställa

Du kan sätta skålen på bordet
You can set the bowl on the table
to set or adjust; to choose a setting
Synonym: ställa

Han satte svårighetsgraden till medium
He set the difficulty to medium
to bet
Jag sätter en hundring på att du inte kan göra det
I'll bet you 100 SEK you can't do it
to set; to assign work to
Läraren satte sina elever på att läsa romanen över helgen.
The teacher set his students to read the novel over the weekend.
to plant certain plants, such as potatoes or onions
Synonyms: plantera, så

De satte potatis varje år
They planted potatoes every year
to set; to arrange; to prepare a text for printing
Synonym: typsätta
(in "komma sättande(s)") to come running (often in a frenzied manner – compare English set after (Swedish sätta efter))
Hunden kom sättandes runt husknuten
The dog came running around the corner of the house