etsa
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Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-gèndia, causative form of Proto-Bantu *-gènda.
Verb
etsa
Verb
etsa (present etsar, preterite etsade, supine etsat, imperative etsa)
- to etch
- (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
| 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 |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | etsande | |||
| Past participle | etsad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of etsa (weak)
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