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See also: gôtta
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑtə/, [ˈɡɑɾə]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɒtə/, [ˈɡɒʔə]
- (Boston, New England) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌtə/, /ˈɡɒtə/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑtə, -ɒtə, -ʌtə
Contraction[edit]
gotta
- (informal, colloquial) Contraction of have got to (“have to; must”).
- I gotta learn this for my exam.
- (informal, colloquial) Contraction of got a.
- 2009, The Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling:
- I gotta feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night
Quotations[edit]
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:gotta.
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Noun[edit]
gotta
Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
gotta f (plural gotte)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
gotta
- inflection of gottare:
Anagrams[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Noun[edit]
gotta f (plural gottas)
- Obsolete spelling of gota
Romansch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- gutta (Rumantsch Grischun)
- guota (Sursilvan)
- guta (Sutsilvan)
- guotta (Puter, Vallader)
- aguotta (Puter)
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
gotta f (plural gottas)
Swedish[edit]
Verb[edit]
gotta (present gottar, preterite gottade, supine gottat, imperative gotta)
- (reflexive) to enjoy oneself (often in a gloating manner)
- Han gottade sig åt rivalens dundertabbe
- He gloated over his rivals' massive blunder
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of gotta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | gotta | — | ||
Supine | gottat | — | ||
Imperative | gotta | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | gotten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | gottar | gottade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | gotta | gottade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | gotte | gottade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | gottande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
References[edit]
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