dyka

See also: dýka

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German dūken *ducken, from Old Saxon *dūkan *dukkan, from Proto-West Germanic *dūkan.

Pronunciation
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Verb

dyka (present dyker, preterite dök, supine dykt, imperative dyk)

  1. to dive
    1. to swim under water
    2. to jump into the water head-first

Usage notes
  • While it is possible to find examples of passive voice (Där skreks och döks och svors det en lång vändning), its use is very uncommon.

Conjugation
Conjugation of dyka (class 2 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive dyka dykas
Supine dykt dykts
Imperative dyk —
Imper. plural1 dyken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative dyker dök dyks, dykes döks
Ind. plural1 dyka döko dykas dökos
Subjunctive2 dyke döke dykes dökes
Participles
Present participle dykande
Past participle dykt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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