höfta
See also: hofta
Swedish
Etymology
From the root in hov (“moderation”).
Verb
höfta (present höftar, preterite höftade, supine höftat, imperative höfta)
- to make a rough estimate
- Det är väldigt osäkert just nu, men jag höftar kostnaden till en miljon
- It's really uncertain right now, but I'm guessing it'll cost about a million
- to go by feel, to shoot from the hip
- Synonym: skjuta från höften
- Jag brukar höfta lite istället för att följa recept slaviskt
- I often go a bit by feel instead of following recipes slavishly
Conjugation
Conjugation of höfta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | höfta | höftas | ||
| Supine | höftat | höftats | ||
| Imperative | höfta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | höften | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | höftar | höftade | höftas | höftades |
| Ind. plural1 | höfta | höftade | höftas | höftades |
| Subjunctive2 | höfte | höftade | höftes | höftades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | höftande | |||
| Past participle | höftad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- höfta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- höfta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- höfta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- höft in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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