stövla
Swedish
editEtymology
editVerb
editstövla (present stövlar, preterite stövlade, supine stövlat, imperative stövla)
- to walk (quickly and) stiffly (with long strides) (as if wearing high boots); to march, to stalk, to stride
- stövla fram i korridoren
- march down the corridor
- Nisse stövlade iväg
- Nisse stalked off
- Sergeanten stövlade in i rummet med svetten drypande i pannan
- The sergeant marched into the room, sweat dripping from his forehead
- (more or less figuratively, often with in) to walk in an inconsiderate, rough, or similar manner; to barge, to march, etc.
- stövla in på någons tomt
- barge onto [high boot in on] someone's property
- stövla in i lägenheten utan att ringa på
- barge into the apartment without ringing the doorbell
- Det är inte bara att stövla in. Man måste boka tid.
- You can't just waltz in there. [It is not just to high boot in.] You have to make an appointment. [One must book time.]
- Hon bara stövlade in
- She just walked right in
Usage notes
editUsually with a particle.
Conjugation
editConjugation of stövla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | stövla | stövlas | ||
| Supine | stövlat | stövlats | ||
| Imperative | stövla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | stövlen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | stövlar | stövlade | stövlas | stövlades |
| Ind. plural1 | stövla | stövlade | stövlas | stövlades |
| Subjunctive2 | stövle | stövlade | stövles | stövlades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | stövlande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||