strunta i

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, strunt (nonsense) + -a + i (in).

Verb

strunta i (present struntar i, preterite struntade i, supine struntat i, imperative strunta i)

  1. to not care about, to ignore, to skip
    Jag struntar i hans åsikterI don't care about his opinions
    Jag struntade i läxornaI ignored my homework
    Vädret var dåligt, så vi struntade i att grillaThe weather was poor, so we skipped barbequing
    Han kände sig trött, så han struntade i efterfestenHe felt tired, so he skipped the afterparty
    Synonyms: (vulgar) skita i, (skip) skippa
    Antonym: bry sig om

Usage notes

Not a particle verb, but strunta always appears with the preposition i. The stress is on strunta.

Conjugation

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