kratta

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kratta n pl

1. definite plural of kratt

Swedish

kratta

Etymology

From the verb kratta (“to rake, scratch”), from Low German kratten, probably from the same ultimate source as German kratzen (“to scratch”), which was borrowed into Danish kradse.

Noun

kratta c

1. (heavy duty) rake
2. (colloquial) an unskilled or useless person

   Synonym: sopa

   Jag spelar gitarr som en kratta

   I'm useless at guitar

Declension

Declension of kratta

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kratta	krattas
	definite	krattan	krattans
plural	indefinite	krattor	krattors
	definite	krattorna	krattornas

See also

• räfsa
• som en kratta

Verb

kratta (present krattar, preterite krattade, supine krattat, imperative kratta)

1. to rake (use a rake on)

   Dags att kratta löv

   Time to rake leaves

Conjugation

Conjugation of kratta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kratta		krattas
Supine	krattat		krattats
Imperative	kratta		—
Imper. plural1	kratten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	krattar	krattade	krattas	krattades
Ind. plural1	kratta	krattade	krattas	krattades
Subjunctive2	kratte	krattade	krattes	krattades
	Participles
Present participle	krattande
Past participle	krattad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• kratta manegen

References

• kratta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kratta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kratta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)