skita i

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, skita (“to shit”) +‎ i (“in”). Attested since 1646.

Verb

skita i (present skiter i, preterite sket i, supine skitit i, imperative skit i)

  1. (vulgar) to not give a shit about, to ignore, to skip
    Synonyms: strunta i, (vulgar) ge fan, (skip) skippa
    Antonym: bry sig om
    De säger att jag skiter i allt, men det skiter jag i
    They say I don't give a shit about anything, but I don't give a shit about that
    Hon sket i att betala sina räkningar
    She skipped (didn't give a shit about) paying her bills
    Det ska du skita i!
    That's none of your business! (Literally "You should not give a shit about that!")
    Skit i det så lever du längre
    Mind your own business and you'll live longer (common threatening turn of phrase)

Usage notes

Not a particle verb. The stress is on skita. Compare strunta i.

Conjugation
Conjugation of skita (class 1 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive skita i —
Supine skitit i —
Imperative skit i —
Imper. plural1 skiten i —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative skiter i sket i — —
Ind. plural1 skita i sketo i — —
Subjunctive2 skite i skete i — —
Participles
Present participle —
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References
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