etsa

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gèndia, causative form of Proto-Bantu *-gènda.

Verb

etsa

  1. to do, to make

Swedish

Verb

etsa (present etsar, preterite etsade, supine etsat, imperative etsa)

  1. to etch
  2. (reflexive, figuratively) to etch itself, to become engraved, etc. (stick)
    en bild som etsade sig fast på näthinnan
    an image that etched itself [fixed] into [on] my retina
    Hans ord har etsat sig fast i minnet
    His words are engraved on my mind [have etched themselves in my memory]

Conjugation

Conjugation of etsa (weak)
active passive
infinitive etsa etsas
supine etsat etsats
imperative etsa
imper. plural1 etsen
present past present past
indicative etsar etsade etsas etsades
ind. plural1 etsa etsade etsas etsades
subjunctive2 etse etsade etses etsades
present participle etsande
past participle etsad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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