brösta
See also: brosta
Swedish
Verb
brösta (present bröstar, preterite bröstade, supine bröstat, imperative brösta)
- (reflexive) to act proud (by puffing out one's chest, or figuratively), to swagger
- (reflexive, in "brösta upp sig") to act cocky
- (reflexive, often with a particle like fram (“forth”)) to make oneself broad (by pushing out one's chest)
- brösta sig fram genom en folksamling
- push through a crowd (with one's chest pushed out)
- (slang, transitive) to accept or suffer (and endure) (something negative)
Conjugation
Conjugation of brösta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | brösta | bröstas | ||
Supine | bröstat | bröstats | ||
Imperative | brösta | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | brösten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | bröstar | bröstade | bröstas | bröstades |
Ind. plural1 | brösta | bröstade | bröstas | bröstades |
Subjunctive2 | bröste | bröstade | bröstes | bröstades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | bröstande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Declension
Declension of brösta | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | brösta | bröstan | bröstor | bröstorna |
Genitive | bröstas | bröstans | bröstors | bröstornas |
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