dejta

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from English date.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛj.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛjta
• Syllabification: dej‧ta

Noun

dejta f

1. (Canada, United States) meeting

Derived terms

verbs

• dejtowac

Further reading

Stanislow Frymark (2020), “dejta”, in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand; Lexical Interferences in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand, Zómk Zôbòrsczi, →ISBN

Swedish

Etymology

From English date + -a or from dejt +‎ -a.

Verb

dejta (present dejtar, preterite dejtade, supine dejtat, imperative dejta)

1. (intransitive, informal) to date

   Jag har dejtat ett tag nu.

   I've been dating for a while now.

2. (transitive, informal) to date (someone)

   Jag har börjat dejta Karin.

   I've started to date Karin.

3. (reciprocal, informal) to date each other

   Jag och Karin har börjat dejta.

   Karin and I have started dating.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dejta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	dejta		dejtas
supine	dejtat		dejtats
imperative	dejta		—
imper. plural1	dejten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	dejtar	dejtade	dejtas	dejtades
ind. plural1	dejta	dejtade	dejtas	dejtades
subjunctive2	dejte	dejtade	dejtes	dejtades
present participle		dejtande
past participle		dejtad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• dejt

References

• “dejta”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “dejta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)