öka

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oka"

Swedish

Etymology

From 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

öka (present ökar, preterite ökade, supine ökat, imperative öka)

  1. (ambitransitive) to increase
    1. (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)

Conjugation

Conjugation 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
present participle ökande
past participle ökad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

Interjection

öka

  1. (colloquial) move faster!

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