öva

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See also: ova and OVA

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

öva

  1. to practice, to train to do something, to exercise
    Jag kan inte spela gitarr än, men jag övar varje dag.
    I cannot play the guitar yet, but I practice every day.
    Vi övar på att spela gitarr.
    We practice playing the guitar.

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of öva
Active Passive
Infinitive öva övas
Present tense övar övas
Past tense övade övades
Supine övat övats
Imperative öva —
Present participle övande
Past participle övad

Usage notes[edit]

  • Used with på when mentioning what is practiced. Hence "öva varje dag" (practice every day) but "öva på att spela gitarr" (practice playing the guitar.)

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