antasta

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German antasten.

Verb

antasta (present antastar, preterite antastade, supine antastat, imperative antasta)

  1. to grope (sexually), to molest
    Synonyms: (grope) tafsa, (grope) talla, (grope) kladda
  2. (dated) to harass, to attack, to disturb

Conjugation
Conjugation of antasta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive antasta antastas
Supine antastat antastats
Imperative antasta —
Imper. plural1 antasten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative antastar antastade antastas antastades
Ind. plural1 antasta antastade antastas antastades
Subjunctive2 antaste antastade antastes antastades
Participles
Present participle antastande
Past participle antastad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Usage notes
  • Especially younger native speakers are likely to only be familiar with the sexual sense.

Derived terms
  • oantastlig (“beyond criticism, impeccable”)

References
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