/²ɧøːˌta/
UrsprungFrom Old Swedish sköta, equivalent to sköte + -a. Compare Icelandic skeyta, Norwegian Bokmål skjøtte.
- sometimesto manage, to take care of, to care for, to nurse
“Nisse sköter finanserna.” — Nisse manages the finances.
“Patienten sköts av syster Bengt.” — The patient is cared for by sister Bengt.
“[Den barmhärtige samariern] lyfte […] upp honom på sin åsna, förde honom till ett värdshus och skötte om honom.” — The Good Samaritan put him on his own donkey, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
- reflexiveto behave
“Han kunde inte sköta sig.” — He could not behave. (literally, “he could not take care of himself.”)
Formersköter(present) · skötte(preterite) · skött(supine) · sköt(imperative) · sköta(active, infinitive) · skötas(infinitive, passive) · skött(active, supine) · skötts(passive, supine) · sköt(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · sköten(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · sköter(active, indicative, present) · skötte(active, indicative, past) · sköts(indicative, passive, present) · skötes(indicative, passive, present) · sköttes(indicative, passive, past) · sköta(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · skötte(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · skötas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)