blänka

See also: blanka, Blanka, blanką, and Blanką

Swedish

Etymology

Related to blank.

Verb

blänka (present blänker, preterite blänkte, supine blänkt, imperative blänk)

  1. to shine, to glitter (emit flashes of bright light, often but not always of reflected light)
    Polera pokalen tills den blänker
    Polish the trophy till it shines
    Stjärnorna blänkte
    The stars were shining

Declension

Conjugation of blänka (weak)
active passive
infinitive blänka —
supine blänkt —
imperative blänk —
imper. plural1 blänken —
present past present past
indicative blänker blänkte — —
ind. plural1 blänka blänkte — —
subjunctive2 blänke blänkte — —
present participle blänkande
past participle —

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

Derived terms

References

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