bänka
See also: Appendix:Variations of "banka"
Swedish
Etymology
Verb
bänka (present bänkar, preterite bänkade, supine bänkat, imperative bänka)
- (sports) bench (remove a player from play) [since 1992]
- (reflexive) have a seat [since 1749]
Usage notes
In sports sense, normally in the passive voice or as a past participle.
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bänka | bänkas | ||
| supine | bänkat | bänkats | ||
| imperative | bänka | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | bänken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | bänkar | bänkade | bänkas | bänkades |
| ind. plural1 | bänka | bänkade | bänkas | bänkades |
| subjunctive2 | bänke | bänkade | bänkes | bänkades |
| present participle | bänkande | |||
| past participle | bänkad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.