strunta i
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, strunt (“nonsense”) + -a + i (“in”). Perhaps originally euphemistic for skita i. See strunt.
Verb
[edit]strunta i (present struntar i, preterite struntade i, supine struntat i, imperative strunta i)
- to not care about, to ignore, to skip
- Synonyms: (vulgar) skita i, (skip) skippa
- Antonym: bry sig om
- Jag struntar i hans åsikter
- I don't care about his opinions
- Jag struntade i läxorna
- I ignored my homework
- Vädret var dåligt, så vi struntade i att grilla
- The weather was poor, so we skipped barbequing
- Han kände sig trött, så han struntade i efterfesten
- He felt tired, so he skipped the afterparty
Usage notes
[edit]Not a particle verb, but strunta always appears with the preposition i. The stress is on strunta.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | strunta i | — | ||
| supine | struntat i | — | ||
| imperative | strunta i | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | strunten i | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | struntar i | struntade i | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | strunta i | struntade i | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | strunte i | struntade i | — | — |
| present participle | — | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.