käfta emot
Swedish
Etymology
From käfta + emot (“against”).
Verb
käfta emot (present käftar emot, preterite käftade emot, supine käftat emot, imperative käfta emot)
- (colloquial) to talk back
- Käfta inte emot ― Don't talk back to me
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | käfta emot | käftas emot | ||
| supine | käftat emot | käftats emot | ||
| imperative | käfta emot | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | käften emot | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | käftar emot | käftade emot | käftas emot | käftades emot |
| ind. plural1 | käfta emot | käftade emot | käftas emot | käftades emot |
| subjunctive2 | käfte emot | käftade emot | käftes emot | käftades emot |
| present participle | — | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
See also
- käft (“jaw, mouth”)