sköta

From Old Swedish sköta, equivalent to sköte +‎ -a. Compare Icelandic skeyta, Norwegian Bokmål skjøtte.

• IPA^(key): /²ɧøːˌta/

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sköta (present sköter, preterite skötte, supine skött, imperative sköt)

1. (sometimes followed by om) to manage, to take care of, to care for, to nurse

   Nisse sköter finanserna.

   Nisse manages the finances.

   Patienten sköts av syster Bengt.

   The patient is cared for by sister Bengt.

   • 1999 November 17, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Lukasevangeliet 10:34 [Luke 10:34]”, in Bibel 2000‎^[1], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 4 September 2025:

     [Den barmhärtige samariern] lyfte [...] upp honom på sin åsna, förde honom till ett värdshus och skötte om honom.

     The Good Samaritan put him on his own donkey, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

2. (reflexive) to behave

   Han kunde inte sköta sig.

   He could not behave. (literally, “he could not take care of himself.”)

Bit more of a "care for" nuance when of people and followed by om. "Jag ska sköta om dig" (I will care for you) sounds better than "Jag ska sköta dig" (I will take care of/manage you, ish).

• sköta in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• sköta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

• köats, sökta, ökats