fästa

See also: fasta and fásta

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish fæsta. Compare English fasten.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Homophone: festa

Adjective

fästa

  1. inflection of fäst:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Verb

fästa (present fäster, preterite fäste, supine fäst, imperative fäst)

  1. to fasten, to attach, to fix
    Jag fäste skenan i taket med en skruv i vardera ände
    I attached the rail to the ceiling with a screw at each end
  2. to attach (importance or the like to something)
    Jag fäster inte så stor vikt vid deras studie
    I do not attach much importance ("weight") to their study
  3. to fix (one's gaze on something or the like)
    Straffläggaren fäste blicken på bollen och började springa
    The penalty taker fixed his eyes ("gaze") on the ball and started running
  4. to stick
    Limmet fäster inte på plast
    The glue does not stick to plastic

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

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