täcka
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -²ɛka
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish þækkia, from Old Norse þekja, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną; related to English thatch.[1]
Verb
täcka (present täcker, preterite täckte, supine täckt, imperative täck)
- to cover; to place something over
- to cover; to provide enough money for
- to cover; to protect someone with the help of force or the threat of force
Conjugation
Conjugation of täcka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | täcka | täckas | ||
| Supine | täckt | täckts | ||
| Imperative | täck | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | täcken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | täcker | täckte | täcks, täckes | täcktes |
| Ind. plural1 | täcka | täckte | täckas | täcktes |
| Subjunctive2 | täcke | täckte | täckes | täcktes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | täckande | |||
| Past participle | täckt | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- täcka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Further reading
- täcka in Svensk ordbok.
- täcka in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
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