stuka

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German stūken. Cognate of German stauchen. Compare origin of stock, stöka.

Verb

stuka (present stukar, preterite stukade, supine stukat, imperative stuka)

  1. to sprain (injure a body part through wrenching)
    Hon stukade foten
    She sprained her ankle

Usage notes

  • Usually implies a more serious injury compared to vricka (twist).
  • You idiomatically sprain your foot rather than your ankle (fotled) in Swedish, though "stuka handleden" (sprain one's wrist) appears to be more common than "stuka handen" (sprain one's hand).

Conjugation

Conjugation of stuka (weak)
active passive
infinitive stuka stukas
supine stukat stukats
imperative stuka
imper. plural1 stuken
present past present past
indicative stukar stukade stukas stukades
ind. plural1 stuka stukade stukas stukades
subjunctive2 stuke stukade stukes stukades
present participle stukande
past participle stukad

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

See also

Noun

stuka c

  1. a storage clamp (for temporary storage of root crops)
  2. (agriculture, regional) a row of pairs of sheaves (bundles of stalks of grain)

Declension

Declension of stuka
nominative genitive
singular indefinite stuka stukas
definite stukan stukans
plural indefinite stukor stukors
definite stukorna stukornas

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