kratta

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kratta n pl

  1. definite plural of kratt

Swedish
kratta

Etymology

From the verb kratta (“to rake, scratch”), from Low German kratten, probably from the same ultimate source as German kratzen (“to scratch”), which was borrowed into Danish kradse.

Noun

kratta c

  1. (heavy duty) rake
  2. (colloquial) an unskilled or useless person
    Synonym: sopa
    Jag spelar gitarr som en kratta
    I'm useless at guitar

Declension
Declension of kratta 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kratta krattan krattor krattorna
Genitive krattas krattans krattors krattornas

See also

Verb

kratta (present krattar, preterite krattade, supine krattat, imperative kratta)

  1. to rake (use a rake on)
    Dags att kratta löv
    Time to rake leaves

Conjugation
Conjugation of kratta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive kratta krattas
Supine krattat krattats
Imperative kratta —
Imper. plural1 kratten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative krattar krattade krattas krattades
Ind. plural1 kratta krattade krattas krattades
Subjunctive2 kratte krattade krattes krattades
Participles
Present participle krattande
Past participle krattad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References
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