sitta i samma båt

Swedish

Etymology

sitta (“sit”) +‎ i (“in”) +‎ samma (“the same”) +‎ båt (“boat”)

Verb

sitta i samma båt (present sitter i samma båt, preterite satt i samma båt, supine suttit i samma båt)

  1. (idiomatic) to be in the same boat (be in the same (bad) situation)
    Vi sitter i samma båt
    We are in the same boat
    • 1972, Leif Paul Nylén (lyrics and music), “Den ena handen vet vad den andra gör”:
      Sida vid sida, tillsammans hjälps dom åt,
      Staten och kapitalet, dom sitter i samma båt
      Side by side, they are helping each other,
      The state and the capital, they are in the same boat

Conjugation
Conjugation of sitta i samma båt (class 3 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive sitta i samma båt sitta i samma båts
Supine suttit suttits
Imperative sitt —
Imper. plural1 sitten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative sitter satt sitts, sittes satts
Ind. plural1 sitta i samma båt sutto sitta i samma båts suttos
Subjunctive2 sitte sutte sittes suttes
Participles
Present participle sitta i samma båtnde
Past participle sutten
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
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