strejka

Swedish

Etymology

strejk (strike) +‎ -a

Verb

strejka (present strejkar, preterite strejkade, supine strejkat, imperative strejka)

  1. to go or be on strike, to strike (stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions, or go or be on hunger strike or the like)
    Arbetarna strejkar
    The workers are on strike
  2. (figuratively, of a device or machine or the like) to not work (be functional)
    Bilen strejkar
    The car won't start [for example]

Conjugation

Conjugation of strejka (weak)
active passive
infinitive strejka strejkas
supine strejkat strejkats
imperative strejka
imper. plural1 strejken
present past present past
indicative strejkar strejkade strejkas strejkades
ind. plural1 strejka strejkade strejkas strejkades
subjunctive2 strejke strejkade strejkes strejkades
present participle strejkande
past participle

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

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