sprutar

Sprutar is the present tense form of the Swedish verb spruta. The verb has several related senses. The most common meaning is to eject liquid in a stream or to apply a spray, as when water or paint is released through a nozzle: “Vattnet sprutar ur kranen” or “Färgen sprutar ut över väggen.” A second sense is to gush forth or spurt, often used of liquids in a forceful or sudden way, for example blood or other fluids: “Blodet sprutar ur såret.” A third sense occurs in medical or technical contexts, where spruta can mean delivering a liquid via a syringe, such as “att spruta in vaccin” or “spruta en lösning.”

Etymology and related forms: spruta is a Germanic-rooted verb with cognates in distant Scandinavian languages, such as Danish sprøjte and Norwegian sprøyte, which broadens its sense from physical spraying to devices that deliver liquids. The word forms in Swedish include presens sprutar, pretérite sprutade, supinum sprutat, and participation sprutad (past participle) and sprutande (present participle). In practice, sprutar is used for all persons in the present tense: jag sprutar, du sprutar, han sprutar, vi sprutar, ni sprutar, de sprutar.

Usage notes: spruta is versatile and appears with different prepositions depending on meaning. With spray actions, one may say spruta ut, spruta färg, eller spruta vatten. In medical contexts, the phrase att spruta in vaccin or att spruta läkemedel är common, though more formal terms like injicera are also used.

Overall, sprutar denotes both mechanical spraying and figurative or medical dispensing of liquids, reflecting its broad Germanic roots and widespread usage in everyday Swedish.