hålla käften
Swedish
Etymology
From hålla (“hold”) + käften (“one's jaw”). Cognate with Danish holde kæft, Norwegian holde kjeft, and Icelandic halda kjafti.
Verb
hålla käften (present håller käften, preterite höll käften, supine hållit käften, imperative håll käften)
- (vulgar, offensive in the imperative) to shut up, to keep one's mouth shut
- Synonym: tiga (“to keep quiet”)
- Jag går upp och håller käften ― I get out of bed and keep my mouth shut
Conjugation
Conjugation of hålla (class 7 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | hålla käften | — | ||
| Supine | hållit käften | — | ||
| Imperative | håll käften | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | hållen käften | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | håller käften | höll käften | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | hålla käften | höllo käften | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | hålle käften | hölle käften | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | — | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
See also
- håll käften (“shut up!”)
- käft
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