sätta

See also: satta, saetta, Satta, sætta, and sättä

Swedish[edit]

sätta (present sätter, preterite satte, supine satt, imperative sätt)

(reflexive) to sit; to move oneself into a sitting position
Sätt dig upp.
Sit up.
to put or place; to make to stick or adhere to
to set; to put something (in particular, something immovable)
Du kan sätta skålen på bordet.
You could set the bowl on the table.
to set or adjust; to choose a setting
to set; to assign work to
Läraren satte sina elever på att läsa romanen över helgen.
The teacher set his students to read the novel over the weekend.
to set; to arrange; to prepare a text for printing
to plant certain plants, such as potatoes or onions

Conjugation of sätta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	sätta		sättas
Supine	satt		satts
Imperative	sätt		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	sätter	satte	sätts, sättes	sattes
Indicative plural¹	sätta	satte	sättas	sattes
Subjunctive²	sätte	satte	sättes	sattes
	Participles
Present participle	sättande
Past participle	satt
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.