köra
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish kø̄ra, from Old Norse keyra (“to drive, fling, toss”), from Proto-Germanic *kaurijaną, *karjaną (“to turn, sweep”). More at cair.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɕœ̞ːra/
Audio (file)
Verb
köra (present kör, preterite körde, supine kört, imperative kör)
- to drive; to operate a (motorized) vehicle (with wheels).
- Hon körde bilen ― She drove the car
- (in some expressions) to go, to do it
- Nu kör vi! ― Let's go! (idiomatic)
- Kör, grabbar! ― Go / Do it, boys!
- När kör ni igång? ― When do you start (when do you go)?
- (computing) to execute, run
- (colloquial) to flunk, fail (an exam for instance)
- Synonym: kugga
Conjugation
Conjugation of köra (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | köra | köras | ||
Supine | kört | körts | ||
Imperative | kör | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | kören | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | kör | körde | körs, köres | kördes |
Ind. plural1 | köra | körde | köras | kördes |
Subjunctive2 | köre | körde | köres | kördes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | körande | |||
Past participle | körd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
- körkort
- körlektion
- påkörning
- påkörningslast
Descendants
- → Finnish: köraa
See also
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²kœ̞ːra/
Conjugation
Conjugation of köra (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | köra | — | ||
Supine | körat | — | ||
Imperative | köra | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | kören | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | körar | körade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | köra | körade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | köre | körade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | körande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
- körlektion
Related terms
Further reading
- köra in Svensk ordbok.
- köra in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
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