fläcka

See also: flacka

Swedish

Etymology

From fläck (“stain, spot”) +‎ -a.

Verb

fläcka (present fläckar, preterite fläckade, supine fläckat, imperative fläcka)

  1. (often with ner) to stain (usually so as to make dirty)
    Jag fläckade ner tröjan
    I stained my shirt
  2. (often with ner, figuratively) to tarnish
    Skandalen hade fläckat ner han rykte
    The scandal had tarnished his reputation

Conjugation

Conjugation of fläcka (weak)
active passive
infinitive fläcka fläckas
supine fläckat fläckats
imperative fläcka —
imper. plural1 fläcken —
present past present past
indicative fläckar fläckade fläckas fläckades
ind. plural1 fläcka fläckade fläckas fläckades
subjunctive2 fläcke fläckade fläckes fläckades
present participle fläckande
past participle fläckad

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

References

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