missta

Swedish

Alternative forms

• misstaga (dated)

Etymology

miss- (“mis-”) +‎ ta (“take”)

Verb

missta (present misstar, preterite misstog, supine misstagit, imperative missta)

1. to mistake

   Mannen som misstog sin fru för en hatt

   The man who mistook his wife for a hat

2. (reflexive) to be mistaken

   Om jag inte misstar mig så vann hon guld det året

   If I'm not mistaken, she won gold that year

Conjugation

Conjugation of missta (class 6 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	missta		misstas
supine	misstagit		misstagits
imperative	missta		—
imper. plural1	misstan		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	misstar	misstog	misstas	misstogs
ind. plural1	missta	misstogo	misstas	misstogos
subjunctive2	missta	misstoge	misstas	misstoges
present participle		misstagande
past participle		misstagen

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

Conjugation of misstaga (class 6 strong, dated)

	active		passive
infinitive	misstaga		misstagas
supine	misstagit		misstagits
imperative	misstag		—
imper. plural1	misstagen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	misstager	misstog	misstages	misstogs
ind. plural1	misstaga	misstogo	misstagas	misstogos
subjunctive2	misstage	misstoge	misstages	misstoges
present participle		misstagande
past participle		misstagen

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

See also

• förväxla
• missminna

References

• missta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• missta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• missta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)