stärka
Swedish
Etymology
From the adjective stark (“strong”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
stärka (present stärker, preterite stärkte, supine stärkt, imperative stärk)
- to strengthen
- to starch, to apply laundry starch (to garments)
Conjugation
Conjugation of stärka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | stärka | stärkas | ||
| Supine | stärkt | stärkts | ||
| Imperative | stärk | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | stärken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | stärker | stärkte | stärks, stärkes | stärktes |
| Ind. plural1 | stärka | stärkte | stärkas | stärktes |
| Subjunctive2 | stärke | stärkte | stärkes | stärktes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | stärkande | |||
| Past participle | stärkt | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Further reading
- stärka in Svensk ordbok.
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