In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | etsa |
| Present | etsar |
| Past | etsade |
| Imperative | etsa |
| Supine | etsat |
Verbs conjugated like 'etsa'
abalienera,
abandonnera,
abbreviera,
abdikera,
abila,
ablaktera,
abonnera,
abortera,
abradera,
absentera,
absolvera,
absorbera,
abstrahera,
accedera,
accelerera,
accentera,
accentuera,
acceptera,
accisera,
acklimatisera, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'etsa'
betsa,
ensa,
hetsa,
ansa,
asa,
åta,
äta,
åtra,
basa,
beta,
Translations
engrave, carve text or symbols into (something)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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en bild som etsade sig fast på näthinnan (an image that etched itself [fixed] into [on] my retina)
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Hans ord har etsat sig fast i minnet (His words are engraved on my mind [have etched themselves in my memory])
Additional Information
Etymology
jfr d. ædse, holl. etsen, eng. etch, av t.
ätzen, fräta, eg.: låta äta, av mht. etzen, fht. ezzen, giva att äta; liksom isl. etja, giva att äta, av ett germ.
*atjan, kausativbildning till ÄTA; jfr med avs. på bet.-utvecklingen BETA, v.
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Cognates
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Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.