öka
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish ø̄ka, from Old Norse auka, from Proto-Germanic *aukaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-. Akin to English eke, Danish øge, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 (aukan), Latin augeō.
Pronunciation
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Verb
editöka (present ökar, preterite ökade, supine ökat, imperative öka)
- (transitive, intransitive) to increase
- (colloquial) to speed up, to accelerate (increase speed, of a vehicle, or more generally)
- Öka lite!
- Speed up a bit! / Hurry up a bit! (depending on context)
- (colloquial) to speed up, to accelerate (increase speed, of a vehicle, or more generally)
Conjugation
editConjugation of öka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | öka | ökas | ||
| Supine | ökat | ökats | ||
| Imperative | öka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | öken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | ökar | ökade | ökas | ökades |
| Ind. plural1 | öka | ökade | ökas | ökades |
| Subjunctive2 | öke | ökade | ökes | ökades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | ökande | |||
| Past participle | ökad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
editInterjection
editöka
- (colloquial) move faster!
Further reading
edit- öka in Svensk ordbok.
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