brassa
Swedish
Etymology
Related to brasa (“small fire”).
Verb
brassa (present brassar, preterite brassade, supine brassat, imperative brassa)
- (with på) to put in a great deal of force (often of a projectile being fired or (accelerating and) driving fast); to fire away, to go flat out, to pull out all the stops
- De brassade på med automateld mot fienden
- They laid down automatic fire on the enemy
- Han tog sats och brassade på mot målet
- He backed up and fired a hard shot towards the goal
- De brassade på för fullt för att hinna
- They drove as fast as they could ("fired on all cylinders") to make it in time (context-dependent)
Usage notes
Stress on på.
Conjugation
Conjugation of brassa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | brassa | brassas | ||
| Supine | brassat | brassats | ||
| Imperative | brassa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | brassen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | brassar | brassade | brassas | brassades |
| Ind. plural1 | brassa | brassade | brassas | brassades |
| Subjunctive2 | brasse | brassade | brasses | brassades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | brassande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Descendants
- → Finnish: brassailla
See also
References
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