gneta

Swedish

Verb

gneta (present gnetar, preterite gnetade, supine gnetat, imperative gneta)

1. to be stingy (often over petty things)

   gneta och gno / gneta och stå i

   scrape and toil

2. (with ihop) to scrape together

   Vi lyckades gneta ihop 200 kr på att panta burkar

   We managed to scrape together 200 SEK recycling cans

Conjugation

Conjugation of gneta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	gneta		gnetas
supine	gnetat		gnetats
imperative	gneta		—
imper. plural1	gneten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	gnetar	gnetade	gnetas	gnetades
ind. plural1	gneta	gnetade	gnetas	gnetades
subjunctive2	gnete	gnetade	gnetes	gnetades
present participle		gnetande
past participle		—

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

Derived terms

• gnetig

References

• gneta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gneta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gneta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• gnet in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)