flytta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

flyttet

Verb

flytta

inflection of flytte:
1. simple past
2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

flytte (e-infinitive)
flytja (non-standard since 1938)
fløtt (dialectal, apocope)

Etymology

From earlier and Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic *flutjaną.

Verb

flytta (present tense flyttar or flytter, past tense flytta or flytte, supine and past participle flytta or flytt, present participle flyttande, imperative flytt)

to move
Synonym: tukka

Usage notes

This is a split infinitive verb.

Derived terms

References

“flytta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish flytia, from Old Norse flytja, from Proto-Germanic *flutjaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²flʏtːa/
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Verb

flytta (present flyttar, preterite flyttade, supine flyttat, imperative flytta)

to move; to relocate something
Han flyttade grejen till en ny plats
He moved the thing to a new location
(reflexive) to move oneself
Han flyttade sig för att inte vara ivägen
He moved so as to not be in the way

Flytta dig!
Get out of the way!
to move; to change one's place of living
Han flyttade
He moved
to make a move in certain board games, such as chess

Conjugation

Conjugation of flytta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	flytta		flyttas
Supine	flyttat		flyttats
Imperative	flytta		—
Imper. plural¹	flytten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	flyttar	flyttade	flyttas	flyttades
Ind. plural¹	flytta	flyttade	flyttas	flyttades
Subjunctive²	flytte	flyttade	flyttes	flyttades
	Participles
Present participle	flyttande
Past participle	flyttad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

(make a move): dra

Derived terms

avflytta
flytta ihop (“move in together”)
flytta in (“move in”)
flytta ut (“move out”)
flyttfirma
flyttfågel

Related terms

References