skrämma
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See also: skramma
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
skrämma (present skrämmer, preterite skrämde, supine skrämt, imperative skräm)
- to scare, to frighten
- Du skrämde mig
- You scared me
- en skrämmande utveckling
- a frightening development
- skrämma bort någon
- scare someone away
- (idiomatic, in "skrämma slag på någon") to really scare someone (closest in strength), to terrify someone, to scare the bejesus/hell/shit out of someone (literally, "scare stroke on someone," as in make them have a stroke – not vulgar)
- (idiomatic, in "skrämma livet ur någon") to scare the life out of someone, to scare the hell out of someone
- (idiomatic, vulgar, in "skrämma skiten ur någon") to scare the shit out of someone
- Du kunde knackat. Du skrämde skiten ur mig!
- You could have knocked. You scared the shit out of me!
- (idiomatic, in "skrämma någon från vettet" / "skrämma vettet ur någon") to scare someone out of their mind, to scare someone out of their wits (compare vettskrämd)
Usage notes[edit]
The passive skrämmas usually has an active meaning as well.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of skrämma (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | skrämma | skrämmas | ||
Supine | skrämt | skrämts | ||
Imperative | skräm | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | skrämmen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | skrämmer | skrämde | skräms, skrämmes | skrämdes |
Ind. plural1 | skrämma | skrämde | skrämmas | skrämdes |
Subjunctive2 | skrämme | skrämde | skrämmes | skrämdes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | skrämmande | |||
Past participle | skrämd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms[edit]
- skrämma upp (close to synonymous, but often implies making someone scared for longer, "getting someone into a frightened state" – like the intuition might be for "scare up" if it was used in English)
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Danish: skræmme