UrsprungFrom Old Swedish sætia, from Old Norse setja, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną. Cognate with English set.
- reflexiveto sit; to move oneself into a sitting position
“Jag satte mig på stolen” — I sat down on the chair
“Sätt dig upp!” — Sit up!
- to seat; to show or guide somebody to a particular sitting position, or to intend to seat somebody somewhere e.g. at a party
“Jag sätter (placerar) fru Jansson mittemot herr Olsson” — I'm going to seat Mrs Jansson facing Mr Olsson
- to put or place; to make to stick or adhere to
“Han satte klistermärket på armen” — He put the sticker on his arm
- to set; to put something (in particular, something heavier or more or less immovable)
“Du kan sätta skålen på bordet” — You can set the bowl on the table
- to set or adjust; to choose a setting
“Han satte svårighetsgraden till medium” — He set the difficulty to medium
- to bet
“Jag sätter en hundring på att du inte kan göra det” — I'll bet you 100 SEK you can't do it
- 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 plant certain plants, such as potatoes or onions
“De satte potatis varje år” — They planted potatoes every year
- to set; to arrange; to prepare a text for printing
- to come running (often in a frenzied manner – compare English set after (Swedish sätta efter))
“Hunden kom sättandes runt husknuten” — The dog came running around the corner of the house
Formersätter(present) · satte(preterite) · satt(supine) · sätt(imperative) · sätta(active, infinitive) · sättas(infinitive, passive) · satt(active, supine) · satts(passive, supine) · sätt(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · sätten(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · sätter(active, indicative, present) · satte(active, indicative, past) · sätts(indicative, passive, present) · sättes(indicative, passive, present) · sattes(indicative, passive, past) · sätta(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · satte(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · sättas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)