konka

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • konke (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

From the adjective konk, clipping of konkurs (bankrupt).

Verb

konka (present tense konkar, past tense konka, past participle konka, passive infinitive konkast, present participle konkande, imperative konka/konk)

  1. (intransitive, slang, colloquial) to go bankrupt
  2. (transitive, slang, colloquial) to make someone or something go bankrupt

References

Swedish

Etymology

Short for konkursa, göra konkurs, similar to Norwegian Nynorsk konka and Norwegian Bokmål konke.

Pronunciation

Verb

konka (present konkar, preterite konkade, supine konkat, imperative konka)

  1. (colloquial) to go bust, to go bankrupt
    Synonyms: gå i konken, gå omkull, gå i konkurs
    Företaget konkade i fjol
    The company went bust last year

Conjugation

Conjugation of konka (weak)
active passive
infinitive konka
supine konkat
imperative konka
imper. plural1 konken
present past present past
indicative konkar konkade
ind. plural1 konka konkade
subjunctive2 konke konkade
present participle konkande
past participle konkad

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

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