No. 606 in Swedish
skjuta
"Skjuta" means "to shoot" or "to push" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Han vill skjuta en pil i mål.
He wants to shoot an arrow at the target.
Here, 'skjuta' is used to mean 'to shoot' in the context of archery or projectiles.
Kan du skjuta möblerna åt sidan?
Can you push the furniture to the side?
In this context, 'skjuta' means 'to push' as in moving an object aside.
Vi måste skjuta upp mötet tills nästa vecka.
We have to postpone the meeting until next week.
Here, 'skjuta' is part of the expression 'skjuta upp,' meaning 'to postpone or delay.'
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