fästa
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish fæsta. Compare English fasten.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Homophone: festa
Verb
fästa (present fäster, preterite fäste, supine fäst, imperative fäst)
- to fasten, to attach, to fix
- Jag fäste skenan i taket med en skruv i vardera ände
- I attached the rail to the ceiling with a screw at each end
- to attach (importance or the like to something)
- Jag fäster inte så stor vikt vid deras studie
- I do not attach much importance ("weight") to their study
- to fix (one's gaze on something or the like)
- Straffläggaren fäste blicken på bollen och började springa
- The penalty taker fixed his eyes ("gaze") on the ball and started running
- to stick
- Limmet fäster inte på plast
- The glue does not stick to plastic
Conjugation
Conjugation of fästa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | fästa | fästas | ||
| Supine | fäst | fästs | ||
| Imperative | fäst | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | fästen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | fäster | fäste | fästs, fästes | fästes |
| Ind. plural1 | fästa | fäste | fästas | fästes |
| Subjunctive2 | fäste | fäste | fästes | fästes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | fästande | |||
| Past participle | fäst | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
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