skjuta

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skiūta, from Old Norse skjóta, from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²ɧʉːta/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -²ʉːta

Verb

skjuta (present skjuter, preterite sköt, supine skjutit, imperative skjut)

to shoot ((a projectile with) a weapon), (often, idiomatically – see the usage notes below) to fire ((a projectile with) a weapon)
Synonyms: avfyra (“fire”), avlossa (“fire”)

Det är inte bara att skjuta, du måste träffa också
You can't just shoot, you have to hit too

skjuta på en måltavla
shoot at a target

Skjut mot basen!
Fire at the base!
Avfyra sounds too technical here in Swedish.

Hon sköt mot mig
She fired at me
Ditto here.
to shoot (hit with a projectile fired from a weapon)
Han blev skjuten i armen
He was shot in the arm
(usually sports) to shoot, to fire (send off (a ball, puck, or the like) with force)
Han sköt bollen i mål!
He shot the ball into the goal!
(usually with a particle) to shoot (move swiftly (and suddenly) (like a projectile))
1. (idiomatic, in "skjuta i höjden") to skyrocket, to shoot up
  Synonyms: skena, rusa
  
  Börsen sköt i höjden
  The stock market skyrocketed
  (literally, “The stock market shot into the height/altitude”)
2. (with ut (“out”)) to eject; to jettison (from something, with force)
  Piloten sköt ut sig ur planet
  The pilot ejected from the plane
  (literally, “The pilot shot himself out of the plane”)
(often with out (“out”)) to project (in a more or less dramatic(-sounding) fashion – like "shoot (out, etc.)," but for something static); to jut, to protrude, etc.
Synonyms: sträcka sig, (stick out) sticka ut

en landtunga som skjuter ut i havet
a tongue of land jutting out [that shoots out] into the sea

en klippa som skjuter upp ur havet
a rock jutting out of [that shoots out of] the sea

en haka som skjuter ut
a chin that juts out [shoots out]

Hon snubblade på en gren som sköt ut från buskaget
She tripped on a branch that was protruding [shot out] from the bushes
to push, to shove (something, moving it)
Hon sköt lådan framför sig
She pushed the box in front of her
(usually with på – see also skjuta upp) to push back, to postpone (move to later)
Synonym: senarelägga

Vi får skjuta på mötet till onsdag
We'll have to push the meeting back to Wednesday / We'll have to reschedule the meeting for Wednesday

Jag tycker vi skjuter på schemat 30 minuter
I think we should push the schedule back by 30 minutes
1. (idiomatic, in "skjuta på framtiden") to postpone
  Synonym: skjuta upp
(colloquial) to scan (a barcode or similar)
Synonyms: skanna, läsa av

Glöm inte att skjuta mjölken
Don't forget to scan the milk
(slang, usually transitive) to shoot up, to shoot (inject oneself with a syringe (with a recreational drug, especially heroin))
Synonym: (inject) injicera

En väktare såg henne skjuta heroin
A security guard saw her shooting up (heroin)

Usage notes

Compared to English, Swedish has a relatively stronger preference for skjuta (“shoot”) as opposed to avfyra (“fire”) for firing (projectiles from) a weapon. Avfyra sounds slightly more technical in Swedish, like a bit more towards discharge.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *skjuta* (class 2 strong)
	active		passive
infinitive	skjuta		skjutas
supine	skjutit		skjutits
imperative	skjut		—
imper. plural¹	skjuten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	skjuter	sköt	skjuts, skjutes	sköts
ind. plural¹	skjuta	sköto	skjutas	skötos
subjunctive²	skjute	sköte	skjutes	skötes

present participle		skjutande
past participle		skjuten

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

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