mäkta

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Swedish

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Etymology 1

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Related to mäktig (mighty).

Adverb

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mäkta (not comparable)

  1. (often somewhat ironic) very, mightily
    Han var mäkta stolt över sig själv
    He was mightily proud of himself

Etymology 2

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Related to makt (power, might).

Verb

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mäkta (present mäktar, preterite mäktade, supine mäktat, imperative mäkta)

  1. (often with med (with)) to be able to, to manage
    De mäktade inte med att äta mer
    They couldn't manage to eat more
    Han mäktade inte med uppgiften
    He wasn't up to the task
Conjugation
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