städa

See also: stada, stáda, stāda, and stādā

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from the same family of words as städja (“to place, set down”), with sense development "set in one's proper place" > "tidy up". Attested since 1590.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ˈstɛː.da/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -²ɛːda

Verb

städa (present städar, preterite städade, supine städat, imperative städa)

1. to clean, to tidy

   Jag ska städa köket ikväll

   I'm going to clean my kitchen tonight

Conjugation

Conjugation of städa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	städa		städas
supine	städat		städats
imperative	städa		—
imper. plural1	städen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	städar	städade	städas	städades
ind. plural1	städa	städade	städas	städades
subjunctive2	städe	städade	städes	städades
present participle		städande
past participle		städad

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

Derived terms

• städare
• städerska
• städfirma
• städning

See also

• städ

Further reading

• “städa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)