öka

See also: oka, Oka, øka, oka', and ö'ka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ø̄ka, from Old Norse auka, from Proto-Germanic *aukaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-. Akin to English eke, Danish øge, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 (aukan), Latin augeō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

öka (present ökar, preterite ökade, supine ökat, imperative öka)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to increase
   1. (colloquial) to speed up, to accelerate (increase speed, of a vehicle, or more generally)

      Öka lite!

      Speed up a bit! / Hurry up a bit! (depending on context)

Conjugation

Conjugation of öka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	öka		ökas
Supine	ökat		ökats
Imperative	öka		—
Imper. plural1	öken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	ökar	ökade	ökas	ökades
Ind. plural1	öka	ökade	ökas	ökades
Subjunctive2	öke	ökade	ökes	ökades
	Participles
Present participle	ökande
Past participle	ökad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• föröka
• ökning
• utöka

Interjection

öka

1. (colloquial) move faster!

Further reading

• öka in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• köa