käka

See also: kaka, kAkA, káka, kakā, kāka, kaķa, and kākā

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derives from dialectal keka, which entered Stockholm slang, and since Stockholm dialect traditionally merged the ä-sound and e-sound, keka was reanalysed as käka, likely due to the influence of käke (“jaw”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɕɛːˌka/
  • Rhymes: -²ɛːka

Verb

käka (present käkar, preterite käkade, supine käkat, imperative käka)

  1. (slang) to eat
    Synonym: äta
    käka hamburgare
    eat hamburgers
    Vi ska käka middag
    We're going to have dinner
  2. (dated) to chew on something chewy

Conjugation

Conjugation of käka (weak)
active passive
infinitive käka käkas
supine käkat käkats
imperative käka —
imper. plural1 käken —
present past present past
indicative käkar käkade käkas käkades
ind. plural1 käka käkade käkas käkades
subjunctive2 käke käkade käkes käkades
present participle käkande
past participle käkad

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

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