urholka

Swedish

Verb

urholka (present urholkar, preterite urholkade, supine urholkat, imperative urholka)

  1. to hollow out
    urholka en stock
    hollow out a log
    Droppen urholkar stenen
    The drop hollows out the rock (proverb, originally from Ovid)
  2. (figuratively) to erode
    Skandalen urholkade förtroendet för honom
    The scandal eroded trust in him

Conjugation

Conjugation of urholka (weak)
active passive
infinitive urholka urholkas
supine urholkat urholkats
imperative urholka —
imper. plural1 urholken —
present past present past
indicative urholkar urholkade urholkas urholkades
ind. plural1 urholka urholkade urholkas urholkades
subjunctive2 urholke urholkade urholkes urholkades
present participle urholkande
past participle urholkad

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

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